{"id":10359,"date":"2018-07-13T11:24:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T10:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/?p=10359"},"modified":"2018-07-13T11:24:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T10:24:38","slug":"third-mainland-bridge-fg-seek-the-support-of-lagos-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/third-mainland-bridge-fg-seek-the-support-of-lagos-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Mainland Bridge: FG seek the support of Lagos residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Federal Government of Nigeria<\/b> has called for support and understanding of Lagos State residents on the planned closure of the <\/span>Third Mainland Bridge<\/b> to allow for a dynamic test of the bridge. Mr. Sogbesan Adetokunbo, the Director, Highway Bridges Design, and Construction<\/span>\u00a0said the Third Mainland Bridge<\/strong> in <\/span>Lagos State <\/b>is to be closed to traffic from July 26th \u00a0to 29th to allow for dynamic test on expansion joints of the bridge. The director urged residents of the state and particularly road users to exercise caution, obey traffic managers and should not be in hurry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adetokunbo said the decision to close the bridge for the test was in consideration to the high volume of traffic on the bridge and the vibration associated with the test. He said that alternative routes would be opened and make passable before the closure to ease traffic management in the state. <\/span><\/p>\n

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According to him, stakeholders in traffic management sector will be deployed to ensure a free flow of traffic on the alternative routes within the three days period of the closure of the bridge. \u201cConsidering the high volume of<\/span> traffic on the Third Mainland bridge<\/b>, we have decided that the bridge will be closed for dynamic test on the expansion joint to know the ones to be replaced. \u201cThe closure will start from Thursday midnight, July 26th to Sunday midnight, July 29th and it will be a total closure on the two lanes because it is a dynamic test.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDuring the closure, stakeholders like the<\/span> Nigerian Police Force<\/b>, the <\/span>Federal Road Safety<\/b> Corps<\/b> (FRSC) and the <\/span>Lagos State Traffic Management Authority<\/b> will be involved in traffic management,\u201d he said. He said the closure period was also planned in consideration to the fact that students constitute a significant portion of the volume of traffic on the bridge. \u201cFrom our traffic data on the third mainland bridge, we have noticed that parents take their children to school and we purposely put the closure from July 26 to 29.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is because the <\/span>public schools in Lagos State<\/b> are closing July 13 and the private schools had closed since July 6 with this, the volume of traffic on the bridge will be reduced,\u201d he said. The director explained that other tests to be undertaken on the bridge and the main repair work slated to commence in October may not need total closure of the bridge. The <\/span>Federal Executive<\/b> Council<\/b> (FEC) had in April approved an emergency repair of the Third Mainland<\/strong> Bridge<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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