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PHOTONEWS: Checkout Ongoing Work On Third Mainland Bridge In Lagos
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, has lamented the disruptive activities of ‘Area Boys’ who sometimes open the closed section of the Third Mainland Bridge to traffic which endangers the safety of motorists.
The controller on Saturday said that their actions jeopardised the safety of road users, adding that security had been beefed up to nip the problem in the bud.
“Sometimes where we closed, Area Boys reopened to traffic especially when they notice law enforcement agents are not around.
“We had to call the Police, the FRSC to intervene because the action of the Area Boys delayed construction works for some days because safety is of importance to everybody.
He said that construction works had reached the stage for casting concrete on additional three expansion joints, hence the need for a total shutdown.
Popoola said that work on the surface of the bridge was over 70 per cent completed, but the entire project was 22 per cent completed with the inclusion of construction underneath.
He said that efforts were on to ensure the contractor completed the ongoing replacement of expansion joints on the top of the bridge before the Feb. 22, 2021 delivery date.
These are photos from the ongoing work as obtained by AutoReportNG.com
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