Checkout Photos From The Lagos Third Mainland Bridge Reconstruction

It’s no news to Lagos residents and road users that the popular and busiest bridge in the state, the third mainland bridge is under rehabilitation/repairs, a project which is being supervised by the federal government of Nigeria.

It will be recalled that 25 July last year, a portion of the bridge was open to vehicles while essential maintenance work was carried out on the other side there which it was replicated on the other side in October 2020.

Lagos is a congested city, notorious for its traffic jams. It sprawls over several islands and extends across to the mainland, where it tends to be cheaper to live.

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The Third Mainland Bridge was constructed in the 1980s and spans more than 11km (6.8 miles).

It is the longest and busiest of the three bridges connecting the mainland to the islands, which form the commercial heart of the city and where some of the wealthier neighbourhoods are located.

During the repair work, traffic has been allowed to flow, using one side of the bridge, from the mainland to the islands from midnight until noon.

The bridge was due to re-open at the end of January, but this has now been put back by a month. The delay was blamed on the protests against police brutality, organised under the #EndSars, which swept the country in October.

Residents of Lagos, the most populous city in Nigeria – and Africa – have been dealing with even more traffic problems than usual because of the partial closure of the crucial Third Mainland Bridge.

The bridge was completely closed for several days over the Christmas holiday so that some concrete could be laid as officials said the vibrations caused by vehicles would have stopped it from setting properly.

Here are photos from the ongoing construction on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos with how the workers are going about the road. Photos courtesy, BBC/Ayo Bello

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BBC Africa