The Federal Government, on Wednesday, allayed the fears of motorists and residents on the safety and stability of the Third Continental Bridge in Lagos. Insurance followed the television broadcast of the music on the bridge. Footage of Third Mainland textiles being looted by criminals to cut and sell liquor bars, surfaced on social media on Tuesday, has sparked panic among locals. But reacting to the situation on the phone, a senior director of the Department of Works and Housing told the Guardian there was no cause for alarm. He noted that the same photo was sent to them in Abuja, but it was not done by vandals as it was part of the ministry's maintenance work. As we recall that there was similar trepidation following a Facebook video clip showing the expansion joint on the bridge.But in a report after a workshop on the bridge, signed by Sunny Ejeje, the president of the Apapa affiliate Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), the group made it clear that the joint venture was not part of the project. the structure of the bridge, and there is no construction. support and stability of bridges. In addition, a statement by the Special Adviser on Communications to the former Minister of Works and Housing, Hakeem Bello, on behalf of the company, said that the joint expansion which was deemed to be inconvenient was among those should be repaired. He said that the bridge is not safe for motorists as it is being repaired.
According to the officer, who said a formal statement will be released on the issue: “Third Mainland Bridge is still undergoing routine repair works on its weak expansion joints and there is no cause of alarm.”
