The Federal Government has indefinitely suspended the proposed repair work earlier scheduled to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge Sunday.
The Lagos Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Charles Akpabio, said the postponement of the repairs is intended to put more measures in place to ease possible traffic congestion the closure of bridge will create.
Mr Akpabio urged all motorists in Lagos to go about their activities and wait for further information on the bridge repair.
The FRSC had explained that traffic information would be communicated from time to time via Radio, Television, Newspapers and social media network.
The commission said that as the lead agency in traffic management in Nigeria, it had concluded plans to coordinate the various traffic agencies involved in the exercise.
He noted that Section 15 of the FRSC Act 2007 clearly stipulated that the operation of the Corps should cover all public roads, adding that the Corps statutory responsibility is to control and enforce traffic regulations on public roads “as we did during the 2008 maintenance work on the Third Mainland Bridge.”
The Third Mainland Bridge was to have been closed for about five months beginning Sunday and to be re-opened on November 6, 2012. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Thank God for this postponement ,i think its better during dry season
ReplyDeleteOh, what a country! We can't even plan to repair a bridge. Anyway, we are now officially the 14th most failed state so what do you expect.
ReplyDeleteThis is an act of unseriousness. Wat should b done first is now d last to b done. Very unprofessional.
ReplyDeleteThis measure will definitely go a long way to cushion the effects of the proposed closure of the bridge.
ReplyDeletePraise GOD,at least not in the wet season.
everything is working together for good...
ReplyDeleteyeah dry season is better cos we experience a lot of traffic during raining season, so if third mainland is close now the traffic will be worst.
ReplyDeleteWhy will any sensible government would at the first instance planed to repair a major highway at one of the most difficult period of the year, yet, they move about with escorts and sirens. Very insensitive!
ReplyDeleteYou ask why they planned to repair it now in d first place? Maybe because the bridge actually needs urgent repairs!!!
DeleteThey had better start working on that bridge section by section,lane by lane if that's the case. We rather traffic to 'london bridge is falling down'
The govt definately need the wisdom of God for proper admin istration. Though they meant well, but the failed to plan for a proper timing, hence this lopsided and shoddy arrangement.
ReplyDeleteLearn to be content people!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThird Mainland Bridge is the only fastest way to commute to the VI and Lekki. Now look at this....the other alternative routes are already congested with heavy traffic....When the traffic from third mainland will divert to those places imagine the chaos and the traffic....When there is no alternative route as good as third mainland....why even think of closing the bridge...this is like removal of subsidy....without providing constant power....Pls they must work on providing an alternate fast route to the suburbs before even thinking of any maintenance...Even if they want to maintain it...they must do it from 10 pm in the night to 5 am in the morning.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm!
ReplyDeleteMy people, better just hope that this decision they made is in wisdom. Like a commentator earlier said, I will better stay in traffic than being caught on a falling bridge. May God continue to protect us.