According to Fashola, the only factor delaying the commissioning of the Second Niger Bridge was the construction of the link road, which the recent surge of flooding has impeded.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Federal Government says it has completed the second Niger Bridge and would soon open it for motorists to use.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated this on Wednesday at a press briefing to present the Buhari administration’s achievements.
According to Fashola, the only factor delaying the commissioning of the Second Niger Bridge was the construction of the link road, which the recent surge of flooding has impeded.
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Fashola said, “I can confirm that the second Niger bridge itself is finished. People can walk through the bridge now unimpeded. What remains is the four-kilometer link road on the Asaba side.
“Right now, our dredger is in place, we have to rebuild the road by reclaiming sand, the recent surge of flood has slowed us down. On the Onitsha side, there is a 7-kilometre road that links the bridge and the Onitsha-Owerri interchange.”
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