Fashola announces date for reopening of Third Mainland Bridge

By Bisola Adeyemo

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge would be reopened on February 15.
This was disclosed by Fashola on Thursday, during the inspection of construction work on major roads and bridges in Lagos State.
The minister noted that work would begin on the Falomo Bridge after the reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge.
The Third Mainland Bridge was partially shut on July 24, 2020, for rehabilitation works expected to last for six months, but Fashola clarified that work was extended due to the End SARS protest.
He said, “On the Third Mainland Bridge most of our works are almost done. We lost two weeks during the civil protest and our completion date earlier was towards the end of January, which has slipped.
“We are hoping that by 15th of February we should be done and the bridge should be opened to the public.
“That is one of the reasons why I also came to see how far and when this bridge will be opened to the public because this is delaying our work on Falomo Bridge.”