The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has announced the final opening to public traffic of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Mrs Boade Akinola, who is the director of press and public relations in the ministry, confirmed this in a statement issued at the weekend.
This brings to final completion the rehabilitation and maintenance works which necessitated the partial closure of the bridge since July 24, 2020.
Fashola, who gave the directive after reviewing the report from the director of bridges and design on the update of the rehabilitation works, thanked Lagosians for their patience and understanding while the rehabilitation work was going on, adding “there was no longer any need for us to close the bridge to traffic.”
The minister also thanked the Lagos State government and their officials for their effective collaboration with engineers from the federal ministry of works and housing in ensuring the supervision and provision of traffic control support services to the contractors.
He expressed his deep appreciation to all those who played one positive role or another, including the contractor, Borini Prono, FERMA, LASTMA, FRSC , the media and civil society organizations, among many other entities.
Fashola particularly acknowledged and thanked all commuters, “whose patience, understanding and cooperation were the biggest tools for the successful execution of the works” and “wished all motorists who use the bridge a safe motoring experience.”
