The Federal Government says the Third Mainland Bridge will be fully opened within seven days after lane markings are completed.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said this when he led the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Works on an inspection of the bridge and various sections of ongoing works on the Apapa/Oshodi expressway.
He said President Bola Tinubu remains dedicated to his revitalised vision for an agenda of infrastructure development and the timely completion of the Lagos-Calabar Highway Coastal Road and other national projects.
Umahi further disclosed that the Federal Government plans to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) on the top and under the third mainland bridge to reduce illegal sand mining in the area.
The bridge before now and over the years and administrations, was being maintained by overlaying asphalt upon asphalt on top of the concrete decks and the dead loads designed for the concrete deck is just two inches of asphalt.
