Preparations in Top Gear as Third Mainland Bridge Re-opens Tuesday

 

Mgbemena said in an interview that they were putting finishing touches towards reopening the bridge.

``There is no problem, we would re-open the bridge tomorrow,`` he said

He spoke as rehabilitation work on the bridge was being completed by laying of asphalt on the expansion joints and filling of pot holes.

The reopening would be coming a week earlier than it was projected when the rehabilitation works began on July 1.

On visit to the bridge, it was revealed that workers from the Federal Ministry of Works and Messers Borini Prono were removing silt and clearing grass between some of the expansion joints.

Also, highway sweepers from the Lagos State Ministry of Environment were seen sweeping the bridge.

It was observed the repainting of the reflective parapet wall paintings-in the national colours of green and white- at the sections newly rehabilitated.

Also, the yellow demarcation for the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane, on the sections rehabilitated, were repainted.

Earlier, FERMA's Zonal Coordinator (South West II), Mr Oladipo Fagbamila had said that the parapet wall painting was being carried out by the agency.

He said it was part of FERMA’s routine maintenance, ``so that in the night, it would be reflective for any incoming vehicle, for them not to find themselves jumping into the water``.

Fagbamila also said that the agency freed the whip holes on the bridge to ensure that rain water would drain well from the bridge.

Borini Prono had promised to deliver the project which began in July and scheduled for completion on Nov. 6, one week earlier.