FG set to repair burnt Lagos airport link bridge

Rehabilitation work will begin at the end of the month on the damaged Lagos airport link bridge recently gutted by fire, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Alhaji Babangida Hussaini, has said..

He stated this during a technical inspection of roads and housing projects in Lagos on Wednesday.

The airport link bridge was gutted by tanker fire in January.

The bridge was closed to vehicular movements after the fire incident in January, making motorists to go through harrowing experience along the route.

Hussaini said that the rehabilitation work would begin before the end of March, added that “the procurement process is already ongoing.”

He also said, “The funds meant for this project are already in the budget; it is part of the emergency provisions. Technical evaluation and integrity tests have been concluded on the project.

“We are currently in the procurement process. So, by the end of March, the contractor will move to site.”

Hussaini described the bridge as the international link, adding that the Federal Government was aware of the difficulties being faced by the public due to its closure.

“There is a need for us to display good maintenance culture in using public facilities. We also need to regulate the activities of tankers carrying petroleum products.

“I think we need to be more cautious; we can all see the extent of damage on this bridge; we can also see the impact on the people.

“The Federal Government is committed to the upgrading of infrastructure in Lagos State.”

He said no illegal structures on the right of way of the airport flyover would be spared during the bridge rehabilitation.

He added that there would be beautification and lighting on the entire stretch of Apapa-Oshodi road as well as Oshodi-Oworonshoki-Ojota road currently under reconstruction and rehabilitation.