Tag: Third Mainland Bridge
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Sanwo-Olu rescues man from suicide attempt on Third Mainland Bridge
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, rescued a man who wanted to commit suicide because he has a debt of N500,000. The governor made this known while speaking to journalists after he visited the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Broad Street and some other hospitals in different parts of the State, to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir with…
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Photo: Panic as bus explodes on Third Mainland Bridge
A commercial bus conveying several kegs of diesel Tuesday afternoon exploded on Third Mainland Bridge bringing traffic to a standstill. It was gathered that the explosion occurred at 2pm around Adekunle, forcing the authorities to restrict vehicular movement to a lane while they battle to extinguish and recover the bus. According to the Lagos State…
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Partial closure of Third Mainland Bridge begins
At about midnight on Friday, concrete barriers went up at the mouth of the 11.8km Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The barriers signalled the beginning of repairs of the 30 year-old bridge and its partial closure for the next six months. First to be blocked was the outbound multi-lane at Adeniji Adele, which carries traffic…
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Third Mainland Bridge closure: FG, LASG begin alternative routes collaborative repairs
Barely four days to the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for rehabilitation, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said massive rehabilitation of alternative routes were progressing. Popoola told the on Sunday that the Federal Ministry of Works and Lagos State Government were tackling the rehabilitation works together simultaneously on…
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Third Mainland Bridge: FG, Lagos seek commuters’ assistance
The Federal and the Lagos state governments have urged commuters to cooperate with the relevant agencies during the six-month partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for maintenance work. TheNewsGuru recalls that the Federal Government had on Monday announced the partial closure of the bridge from July 24 to January 24, 2021for maintenance work.…
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Third Mainland Bridge: FG, LASG draw traffic plan towards 6 months closure
Federal and Lagos State Governments on Tuesday announced traffic management plan towards partial closure of the ‘Third Mainland Bridge’ for six months maintenance. At a joint media briefing, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said that the routine maintenance of the bridge, would be carried out from July 24 to Jan.…
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Third Mainland Bridge closes for repairs July 24
The Federal Government is to close the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos for six months beginning from July 24. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola, made the disclosure in the metropolis. He said consultations were ongoing for another round of repairs on the 11.8-kilometer facility. Popoola said the work would start on the…
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FG to resume Third Mainland Bridge repairs
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday said consultations were on for another phase of repair works to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the consultations were towards evolving perfect traffic management architecture. “We want to do maintenance work on Third…
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Third Mainland Bridge is safe for use – Fashola
The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has certified the third mainland bridge safe for use. The minister in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the ministry stated that the expansion joint shown in a social media video clip was one of those scheduled for change during repairs to the bridge. He…
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Maintenance Test: LASG to shut Third Mainland Bridge for four days
The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be temporarily shut for four days starting from midnight of August 23 to midnight of August 26, 2018. The government explained that the measure was to make it easy for Investigative Maintenance Test to be carried out on the bridge. The Commissioner for Works…