ATTENTION!!! Eko And Marina Bridges To Reopen On The 19th – Fashola

ATTENTION!!! Eko And Marina Bridges To Reopen On The 19th – Fashola—-Following the closure of the Marine Beach Bridge and the Eko Bridge in March and May respectively for repairs, the FG has now announced that it is safe for use.

Previously declared unsafe for public use, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN has on Saturday directed that both bridges be reopened to traffic from Monday, October 19.

In a statement signed by the ministry’s Director of Press and Publicity, Boade Akinola, the statement was titled, ‘After Emergency Repairs By FG, Fashola Approves Reopening Of Eko, Marine Bridges On Monday’.

The statement in part reads:

“After concluding urgently needed repair works on Eko and Marine Bridges in Lagos, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has directed that both bridges be reopened to traffic on Monday, October 19, 2020.”

The minister explained that the approval for the reopening of both bridges “was sequel to the report by the contractor handling the projects, Messrs. Buildwell Plant & Equipment Industries Limited that the repair works on the first phase had been completed 100 per cent.”

Fashola also thanked Lagosians for their patience and cooperation while sections of the bridges were closed.

“while the completed section of the Eko Bridge (Lagos Island Bound) should be reopened to traffic, work should commence immediately on the Alaka Bound side of the project.”