The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, expressed satisfaction with repairs done on the Third Mainland Bridge, assuring motorists of a “smooth ride” till the commencement of comprehensive rehabilitation in January 2024. Kesha gave the assurance on Sunday during an on-the-spot assessment of the repairs on the bridge. The controller had, on Read More…
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Third Mainland Bridge traffic robber nabbed by police
A suspected traffic robber, Charles Igbadoh, notorious for dispossessing motorists of their belongings at the Ilubirin end of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. The spokesperson for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the arrest in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. Read More…
Third Mainland Bridge is safe, Federal Works Ministry insists
Ask public to discountenance circulating video as five-years old Many Lagosians have been scared lately by a circulating video of an old Channels TV news report on a faulty expansion joint at the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. But the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing says the bridge is safe and the video is a Read More…
Third Mainland Bridge reopens
In fulfilment of the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola’s assurance, the Lagos State Government has announced the reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge to full vehicular movement on both lanes after the completion of the rehabilitation works. A statement issued by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, thanked Lagosians for Read More…
FG to shutdown Third Mainland Bridge 72 hours, partially, to close Lagos-Ibadan Expressway 48 hours
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on thee expansion joints. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the shutdown will take effect from midnight on Saturday to midnight on Tuesday. He added that Read More…
Lagos Third Mainland Bridge to be shut down from Friday
The Federal Government has announced a total shutdown of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos for three days from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday to carry out special repair works on the 11.8km platform. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said in a statement that the construction had reached a Read More…