Government has announced an 18 hour closure of the Third Mainland Bridge after fixing of the six expansion joints on the Oworonshoki-bound carriageway.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports a government official gave reasons for closure of the bridge again and said it will start from midnight on Saturday.
According, to the official, the fixing of the six expansion joints on the Oworonshoki-bound carriageway has been completed, marking the end of the first phase rehabilitation of the bridge.
“There will also be an 18-hour total closure of the bridge this weekend. The 18-hour closure would begin from midnight on Saturday, 21 Nov through Sunday. By midnight of Sunday, the total closure would be removed and the partial closure would return.
“This closure is necessary, so that debris would be cleared from the section and construction would move to the Island-bound carriageway,” the official said.
