The Federal Government on Tuesday said the three day closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for investigative maintenance test earlier slated to begin on July 27, 2018, has been shifted to August 24.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola who stated this in a statement made available to journalists said the bridge earlier scheduled to last from July 27 to July 30 will now last from August 24 to August 26, 2018.
Fashola said the shift in the date was arrived at after due consultations with the Lagos State Government and wide deliberations with other relevant stakeholders.
He added that the date shift was done “in order to give succour and relief to the people of Lagos State and other inter-state road users and support the efforts of the State Government.”
On the efforts to decongest the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Fashola said, in the short term, he has directed the immediate deployment of trucks to the trailer park being constructed by the Ministry with…
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