the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos
The Lagos State Government will shut the
Adekunle-Adeniji axis of the Third Mainland Bridge for the second
round of repairs.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ministry of
Transportation, the closure will take place on Friday at
midnight.
Bolanle Ogunlola, who signed the statement on behalf of the
Public Affairs Unit, said the move is in “furtherance of the
partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge occasioned by the
ongoing first phase rehabilitation works nearing completion.”
“The Lagos State Government has announced that there will be a
total closure of the Adekunle to Adeniji section of the bridge for
the second time from midnight of Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st
November 2020,” the statement partly read.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said:
“This second phase closure of the repair works is coming two weeks
behind schedule as a result of delays occasioned by the recent
mayhem around the Lagos metropolis.”
Oladeinde noted that the decision to close the section of the
bridge for repairs is “to prevent vibrations on the bridge during
the casting-in-place of the newly installed expansion joints which
in turn will allow the special concrete achieve its required
compressive strength.”
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He had earlier explained that the casting of the expansion
joints would be in two phases due to the number of expansion joints
that will be cast and to effectively manage the attendant traffic,
hence, repair works slated for weekends to minimize inconveniences
that may arise from the total closure.
While commending residents of the state for being patient since
the commencement of the project, the commissioner said hinted that
the previous alternative routes remain the same for road users to
utilize during the closure period, while LASTMA and other Traffic
Management Agencies will be on the ground to direct traffic for
easy vehicular movement.
He also “assured that the section of the bridge between Adekunle
and Iyana–Oworo still remains open, as well as Ebute Metta outbound
section into Iyana-Oworo.”