The ministry of power works and
hosing has asked Nigerians to be rest assured that the third mainland bridge in
Lagos poses no danger to users.
A video of an expansion joint on
the bridge had gone viral, causing people to question the safety of the
structure.
But in a statement issued on
Sunday, the ministry said it is aware of the joint and has marked it for
repairs, adding that experts have advised that it does not pose any structural
danger.
The bridge, longest of three
bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland, was closed temporarily in
August for investigative maintenance test.
The ministry said all the tests
it carried out on the structure pending when it would be closed for maintenance
works “indicate that the integrity of the Bridge is intact”.
“The General Public is hereby
informed that the expansion joint shown in a Facebook video clip, is one of
those slated for change during repairs to the Third Mainland Bridge which will
commence soon,” the statement read.
“It is still functioning and our
engineers and consultants have advised that it does not pose any structural
danger to the bridge and it is safe to use.
“Commuters and Lagos residents
will recall that the Third Mainland Bridge was shut down for a 3-day
Investigative Maintenance in August 2018. Tests done on the expansion joints
then – called static and dynamic load tests – were to check functionality. A
number of expansion joints were identified for replacement then.
“More recently, in March this
year, underwater confirmatory tests preceding the repair works to be done on
the Bridge, were carried out on the piles to determine if there is further
deterioration or not on the piles from that done in 2013.
“However, all the tests done
preparatory to closure of the Bridge to commence comprehensive Maintenance
works indicate that the integrity of the Bridge is intact.
“Therefore the Third Mainland
Bridge is safe for use, and people should desist from spreading or sharing
false information about the Bridge on Social Media platforms.
“The expansion joints to be
replaced are part of a regular bridge maintenance programme that has been
neglected for decades which the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is now
addressing frontally on many bridges nationwide.
“Such maintenance works include
resurfacing of the Bridge, along with several others, which this administration
is also undertaking as the bridge users will attest to a better driving
surface.”
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