The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, says the First Niger Bridge will not reopen to traffic until major structural rehabilitation works are completed.
Umahi stated this on Wednesday at the Onitsha Bridge Head after inspecting ongoing rehabilitation works on the bridge linking Anambra and Delta.
He said the Federal Government would not be stampeded into reopening the bridge until critical structural components identified for rehabilitation had been properly repaired.
“We are not going to be stampeded to open the bridge until the major structural work has been achieved,” Umahi said.
The News Agency of Nigeria and yreports that the bridge was closed to traffic for emergency rehabilitation following the discovery of vandalised structural components, including bolts, nuts and portions of its expansion-joint steelwork.
The closure, initially scheduled to end on Sept. 21, has been extended by one week due to persistent rainfall affecting the rehabilitation work.
Umahi commended the
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