President Tinubu will be commissioning the newly rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge and officially flag off the commencement of the coastal highway and other legacy highway projects being undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Works today.
The Third Mainland Bridge is the longest of the three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland. Spanning about 12.5 km, including the access ramps.
The bridge was commissioned by President Shehu Shagari in 1980 and completed by President Ibrahim Babangida in 1990.
The 700-kilometer Lagos-Calabar coastal route is intended to connect Lagos to Cross River by crossing through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom states before arriving in Cross River.
In a statement on Saturday, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the President will commission a number of projects to celebrate his one-year anniversary.
“In Lagos on Sunday, the President will inaugurate the concrete-paved road to the nation’s major ports in Apapa and Tin Can Island. The reconstructed road which began under the Muhammadu Buhari Administration was financed by the Dangote Group, using its tax credits.
“On the same day, President Tinubu will formally inaugurate, by virtual means, the refurbished Third Mainland Bridge, which has drawn public acclaim for its excellent finishing and aesthetic furnishing. He will also commission, virtually, the rehabilitation of 330 roads and bridges across the country,” the statement partly read.
“President Tinubu will return to Abuja on Tuesday to begin another round of commissioning. He will first inaugurate the Southern Parkway, which the Nyesom Wike-led FCT Administration named after him.
“On Wednesday, the President will attend the National Assembly Dialogue Series, after which he will unveil the National Assembly Complex, named after him.”
RENEWED HOPE AGENDA PROJECTS
1.The 700-Kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
2. 1000km Sokoto-Badagry Highway
3. Design and procurement of the 461 kilometre Africa Trans-Sahara Route
4. Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of 330 roads and bridges and other new road rehabilitation projects across the six geo-political zones
GFX 2
LAGOS-CALABAR COASTAL HIGHWAY
Section 1 Phase 1 Ahmed’s Bello Way to Lekki Deep Sea Port – 47.47km
Section 2 Phase 1 Lekki Deep Sea to Ogun and Ondo border – 55km
Section 3 Phase 1 Calabar to Akwa Ibom state – 65km
Section 4 Phase 1 Port Harcourt to Bayelsa State – 60km
Section 5 Phase 1 Delta State to Ondo State -65km
