The minister of works, David Umahi, has urged motorists to discountenance the rumour making the round that the Third Mainland Bridge is shaking, dismissing the rumour as baseless and malicious.
The minister says the rumour is an untactful falsehood being circulated people whose mission is to undermine the confidence and solidarity reposed on the work being done by the federal government.
The government, in response to the rumour and for the benefit of the doubt, deployed a team of engineers led by the Federal Controller of Works in charge of Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, to inspect the entire length and width of the bridge, measuring 11 kilometres.
The aim, according to the minister, was to ascertain if anything went amiss with the bridge. “The report is the same that the bridge is hale and hearty, and its integrity is undoubtedly intact,” the minister said.
“Members of the public are, therefore, enjoined to disregard the false rumours making the rounds on the state of the 3rd Mainland bridge. The federal government has demonstrated unprecedented commitment to revamping the inherited road infrastructure deficit,” he added.
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The Third Mainland Bridge, along with other iconic bridges in Lagos, has received priority intervention from the federal government, knowing their importance to the road communications and transportation ecosystem in Lagos and beyond.
That is why the superstructure, the substructure, and other underwater elements of the bridge are receiving profound repairs by the government.
The minister assured that the federal ministry of works is up to task and speed in changing the narratives in the road infrastructure development in Nigeria, adding that the code is quality, speed, and value for money. “And you can be sure that the roads done by the federal government can stand the test of time,” he stressed.
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