The Federal Government will spend N290 million on the complete and comprehensive check of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Information Minister Labaran Maku has said.
Speaking to State House correspondents after yesterday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, Maku said the council endorsed a memo brought by Minister of Works, Mike Onolememe, seeking approval for the comprehensive underwater inspection, assessment of pilings, river bed bathymetric survey, profiling and echo metric test on the bridge.
The minister explained that the approval was aimed at saving the bridge from extensive deteriorating condition.
He contended that Lagos had been getting a lot of Federal Government’s attention because it is the economic nerve of the nation.
According to Maku, “the bridge is a vital artery on the federal highways’ network connecting Lagos Mainland to the Island. Following reports of oscillation and excessive vibrations of the bridge under traffic load, investigations and tests were carried out by experts on the bridge in 2008 and the reports indicated that the bridge was structurally sound, but required the replacement of damaged expansion joints and bearings.
“The Ministry of Works decided that Advanced Integrity Assessment including echo metric (sonic pulse) tests on piles was inevitable in order to authenticate the findings of the Nigerian Submarine Divers Limited (NSD).
“In order to save the bridge from extensive deteriorating condition, council approved the award of contract for the consultancy services for the comprehensive underwater inspection, assessment of pilings, river bed bathymetric survey, profiling and echo metric test on Third Mailand Bridge in Lagos State in favour of Messrs ICECON (Nigeria) Limited in the sum of N290,745,000.00 only with a completion period of two months.”
Daily trust
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