Repair: Work on Third Mainland Bridge begins July 24
By Our Reporters Both Federal Government and Lagos State Government have appealed for the cooperation of motorists and Lagos residents on the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repair which would last six months. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola; Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde; and Special Adviser to the Governor on Works, Aramide Adeyoye, made the appeal on Tuesday at a press conference in Lagos. They gave an assurance that the governments would put in place necessary measures to reduce gridlocks during the period. In his remarks, Popoola explained that there would be a diversion of traffic in two phases during the partial closure of the bridge between July 24 and January 24, 2021. He noted that Phase One of the diversion would last three months for repairs of the Oworonsoki bound lane of the bridge. According to the federal controller, the first stage will be for morning traffic from 12:00am to 1...