A commercial vehicle known as Danfo in Lagos, carrying several passengers crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Wednesday. Confirming the incident, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said the impact of the accident threw two passengers, both adults, off an 18-seater bus into the Lagos lagoon. Farinloye…
The Federal Government has reopened the Third Mainland Bridge, one month after its closure for maintenance work. Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi said this in a statement on Thursday “Following essential maintenance, the entire bridge is now fully accessible to the public, ensuring smoother connectivity and safe commuting,” the commissioner added. “We are pleased to…
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had perfected plans to close a section of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State for five weeks comprehensive repairs. A statement by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, said the repairs would start from Monday, November 6, 2023. “In view of the above,…
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, has said that comprehensive rehabilitation of the 11.8-kilometer Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos would begin on November 1 for a period of three months. Umahi said this during an inspection of the under deck, lagoon sections of the Third Mainland Bridge and other bridges. Umahi, a team of…
