Third Mainland Bridge: Contractors set to return for resurfacing, solar power installation

Third Mainland Bridge: Contractors set to return for resurfacing, solar power installation 

Motorists and commuters using the busy Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos need to gear up for another round of inconvenience as the Federal Government says the final phase of its rehabilitation is set to commence.

Already, the government has directed contractors handling the repair work on to return for the beautification project and installation of solar power on the bridge.

It said it would also involve resurfacing work from Adeniji inward Falomo, to restore the integrity and aesthetics of the bridge.

The Federal Controller of Works in the State, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, made this known at a news briefing on Thursday in Lagos.

The bridge was recently reopened fully after undergoing over three months of rehabilitation in the phase one of the project

Keisha said specifically that the work would involve laying new asphalt, repainting lane markings, adding missing lines, and installing solar lights.

According to her, the latest project is an extension of the original plan and the  contractor would just continue where it left off.

She said that the exact dates for the renewed construction would be announced soon.

She said, “President Bola Tinubu has graciously asked us to continue the resurfacing from where we stopped on the Third Mainland bridge. So we’re continuing any moment from now.

“So any moment from now we are going to see the contractor back in site extending beyond Adeniji inward Falomo. We’re going to do the same thing just like we did on the Third Mainland Bridge.

“We know that motorists are major stakeholders. So we do not want to do this without getting across to them, that’s why we’re doing this press conference so that it will not come as a surprise to us.”

Keisha said that the contractor had been told to mobilise immediately.

She said that the project aimed to improve not only the bridge’s structural integrity but also its overall appearance.

Keisha said that a traffic management plan was being developed to minimise disruption for motorists.