Third Mainland Bridge to be shut for 27 months
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alternative routes will be plied during this period and traffic control will be in place to direct and help traffic movement1 the federal controller of works lagos mr adedamola kuti on wednesday in lagos said that the emergency rehabilitationmaintenance of the third mainland bridge project would begin on july 271 he said that the repair works on the bridge would be staggered over a period of 27 months and would be handled by borini prono construction company1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the meeting was convened by the ministry for stakeholders to brainstorm on effective traffic diversion and management to prevent gridlocks during the period1 some of the stakeholders at the event include nupeng national union of road transport workers nurtw association of maritime truck owners amato lagos state traffic management authority lastma and the police1 he said that the bridge would be totally shut to traffic on the first three days for the contractor to carry out various tests on it1 he said that subsequent closures would be on partial basis1 a dynamic test on bridge expansion joints on third mainland bridge is to be carried out between friday july 27 2018 and sunday july 29 2018 and it has been done in such a way that it will have minimum impact on road users1 consequently the third mainland bridge will be closed to traffic by 12.00 midnight of thursday 26th july 2018 and be opened by 12.00 midnight sunday 29th july 20181 kuti who disclosed this a stakeholders meeting at the ministry of works office in lagos1 we regret any inconvenience this might cause road users as this closure is inevitable he said1 he appealed for the patience of road users and promised that all alternative routes would be repaired to make them smooth for easy access1 also the lagos state sector commander of the federal roads safety corps frsc mr hyginus omeje appealed to motorists to use mass transportation facilities during repair works on the third mainland bridge1 omeje told journalists that the vehicular occupancy ratio in lagos was 11 which meant that there was an average of one driver per vehicle that plied the road hence the usual heavy traffic1 he said that all the traffic regulatory and law enforcement agencies at the event were going to work in synergy to prevent gridlock1 instead of everybody coming out with their vehicles within this period can we do the park-and-ride option which we have been advocating to really help us to ease off traffic in lagos he said1 he also appealed to the media to increase its awareness campaign on the dangers of drivers of articulated vehicles parking on the roads and bridges1 they should change their attitudes toward indiscriminate parking of trucks on the roads and bridges omeje said1