Federal Government has reopened the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos after 7 months of partial closure for rehabilitation, Checkout Magazine reports.
The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola announced the reopening on his Twitter handle on Saturday.
He tweeted, “Third mainland bridge rehab completed. Fully opens to traffic at 12noon today. Thank you all for your patience. Drive safely.”
The Director, Highway Bridges and Design, Mr. Emmanuel Adeoye who supervised the reopening said that work on the surface of the bridge had been completed but additional work would continue underneath.
Adeoye said several expansion joints, bearings were fixed.
“We have done a lot of rehabilitation works on the super structure and the bridge is fit for use now and we are set to open it, that is why we are here.
“For now the superstructure is the main one that is being worked on now we are going to work on the substructure and the foundations much later, but that does not affect the flow of traffic.
“Traffic can be flowing and we can be doing our work under the water quietly. We are opening the bridge now because it is fit for use now.”
