Roads & Construction
Checkout The Bonny -Bodo Road Project: From Dream To Reality (PHOTOS)
Gradually, we seem to be getting the reality of the Bodo-Bonny Road.
The road was it was flagged-off by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, October 12, 2017.
Osinbajo at the flag-off in 2017
Inaugurated more than 47 years ago, the multi-billion-naira Bodo-Bonny bridge project in Rivers has suffered a series of setbacks due to funding challenges, concerned citizens observe.
The project, targeted at easing transportation problems of Bonny community and its environs, would be the first link road to the island.
The island, hosting the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and other oil companies has boats and helicopters as the only means of transportation.
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In fulfilment of that promise, therefore, and considering the lean purse of the federal government, the Buhari-led Federal government strategically got the Nigeria LNG Ltd to partner it by providing fifty per cent of the N120.6b ($333m) needed to construct the road. The agreement was signed on Wednesday, September 13, 2017.
The NLNG, in a bid to ensure timely completion and quality delivery, engaged Julius Berger for the construction of the jetty.
As the first road link between Bonny Island to the rest of Rivers State, the Bodo-Bonny road is a milestone infrastructure development project for the advancement of the Niger Delta and a catalyst for the continued success of Bonny Island – a key industrial area in Nigeria tied to the economic development and general wellbeing of the Nation as a whole.
This pioneering project is also a benchmark regarding financing cooperation between the private and public sectors, in reference to the special contractual conditions of part-funding of 50% by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG).
Technically, the road is a massive undertaking with many construction challenges due to the low lying marshy area, muddy and swampy soil conditions and considerable tidal movements. The scope comprises construction of a 39 km long road, cross culverts and two mini bridges with a span of 23 m each as well as two creek bridges, Afa Creek Bridge of about 530 m length and Nanabie Creek Bridge of about 640 m lengths, in addition to the construction of a major river bridge of about 750 m length over the Opobo Channel.
Substantial dredging activities and a number of specialized soil stabilization methodologies are being carried out. Incremental launching is utilized for bridge construction. The highly mechanized method consists of manufacturing the superstructure of the bridge by sections in a prefabrication area behind one of the abutments with each new unit concreted directly against the preceding one – after it has hardened the resultant structure is launched forward over temporary sliding bearings.
These are pictures of the ongoing construction of the Bodo-Bonny Road embarked by Julius Berger and obtained by AutoReportNG.com
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