The Federal Government has announced a three-day total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
The federal government made the announcement in a statement issued by the its Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola, on Wednesday.
Popoola disclosed that the bridge will be totally shut from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday to enable contractors carry out special repair works on the 11.8km thoroughfare.
Popoola noted that the closure is imperative because the construction had reached a stage where any form of movement or vibration should not be allowed on the bridge for concrete casting.
“The first total closure of the section of the bridge between Adekunle and Adeniji Adele will be from midnight of Friday, 9th October 2020 to midnight of Sunday, 11th October 2020 to enable the contractor finish the first stage of casting works,” the statement read.
The controller noted that traffic officials would be deployed to help traffic flow to all the alternative routes.
Popoola added that the public will be intimated on the second total closure of the section of the bridge between Adekunle and Adeniji Adele at a later date.
He added that the section of the bridge between Adekunle and Iyana – Oworo will remain open, and traffic can move from Ebute-Metta/ Adekunle to Iyana – Oworo and vice Versa.
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