Repair of Third Mainland Bridge Causes Pain for Lagos Motorists

Havey Traffic in Lagos as FG commence repair on Third Mainland Bridge.
 In spite of the repeated announcements of the repair work to be commenced on the Third Mainland Bridge, in Lagos, motorists still seemed caught unawares by the volume of traffic that almost froze the city for hours unend yesterday........
Just everywhere and every route, the impact of the partial closure of the bridge was very visible.
 The roads and streets were brimming, all day long. The peaks and troughs did not align with the usual rush hour traffic like lunch time or school runs, etc. From morning till very late last night, motorists managed to crawl through long routes tortured and frustrated.
 Unarguably, the Third Mainland Bridge, which connects the Lagos Island to the mainland, is the longest bridge in Africa, snaking 11.8km-long on the edge of the Lagos lagoon. Its first phase was built by General Olusegun Obasanjo as military head of state in the 1970s and was completed in 1990 by former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida.
 The bridge, which begins from Oworonshoki and terminates at the Adeniji Adele interchange, also connects midway to Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba. Its partial closure yesterday, once again, demonstrated the importance of the bridge to the social and business life of Lagos.
 The repairs being carried out by the contractors, Borini Construction Company, kicked off on Sunday and is expected to last till November 6