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Nigeria: Fashola Assures On 3rd Mainland Bridge Repair
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Daily Trust (Abuja)
21 July 2008
Posted to the web 21 July 2008
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has appealed to residents of the state to display a high level of understanding during the eight weeks that vehicular movement on the Third Mainland bridge would be diverted.
A Government House statement said the governor, who spoke during a chat with newsmen at Akoka, added that the Lagos and Federal Governments had put every plan in place to ensure that the repair work which is scheduled to commence on August 2 is done on schedule with minimal discomfort to the people.
Said he: "The success of this job depends on the understanding of the people, their patience and forbearance as these is the only way we can address the fears they have expressed over the safety of the bridge".
Recalling that the state government as a responsive administration has hearkened to the concerns raised by Lagosians last year over the safety of the bridge, the governor added that the state government was on top of the situation and held a meeting on Saturday with officials of the Federal Ministry of Works and the contractors and both sides are working as a team on the project.
He explained that the Third Mainland bridge would not be totally closed as only the side from Ikeja to Lagos would be affected by the maintenance repairs about to be carried out, but adde that traffic would be diverted from the junction of Adekunle intersection.
He reiterated that the government expects motorists to use the outward Lagos side to get into Lagos and then have the traffic reversed in the afternoon to take traffic out when it is less.
In his words: "If you use the Third Mainland bridge very well, you will realize that the traffic going out in the morning to Ikeja is not as heavy as those going in to Lagos . We expect people to use other routes like Western Avenue , Eko Bridge and Ikorodu road in the morning when going to Ikeja instead of the normal Third Mainland bridge".
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"We should all understand why we are doing these, we don't want the bridge to collapse, we don't want lives to be lost. It is as if we are fasting, we have once fasted for 40 days and seven days in this country. We must forbear".
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