The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has explained that the additional work ongoing underneath the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos was vital for maintaining the infrastructure.
The minister, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, noted that the work would last for several months.
His words, “We have finished the super structure work that is the pavement that you drive on, we have changed the bearings and the expansion joints and we are now working on the substructure.
“Work is still going on under the bridge even though people are now driving and thinking we have finished.
“We have finished the top, people can move; we don’t need to close the bridge.
“Some of the concrete have been damaged; some of the reinforcement, the steel is showing some of the places where water splashes there is erosion so we are working there now.
“We are going to be there for many months to ensure we preserve the life of that infrastructure because we can’t afford to build a new one,’’ Fashola said.
Recall that the bridge was reopened on Feb. 28 after undergoing rehabilitation since 2019.
