Repair work on the Airport Flyover Bridge being handled by the Federal Ministry of Works, which ought to have been delivered on October 3, has now been extended till October 30, 2021, the Lagos State Government said yesterday.
The Commissioner of Transportation Dr Frederic Oladeinde who disclosed this, explained that the extension of the repair works on the bridge was to allow the
concrete jacketing of the damaged bridge achieve maximum strength before opening.
Oladeinde assured that the main carriage way will be open as soon as the process is completed as any form of haste will be detrimental to the progress made in restoring the structure to optimum standard.
The Commissioner stated that motorists will continue with the current traffic diversion plan involving the use of the alternate lanes freed up by the contractors during the course of the rehabilitation.
While lauding the citizens for their perseverance in the face of simultaneous construction works within the State, Oladeinde appealed for more cooperation with the Government and its agencies on the field as it will speed up the projects and provide seamless movement in the nearest future.
It would be recalled that the structure of the bridge was affected by the inferno that occurred in January 2021 as a result of a loaded PMS tanker which exploded in a fireball.