THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND NIGER BRIDGE IS COMPLETE -FASHOLA
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BY DAMILOLA LAWRENCE
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, confirmed that the construction of the second Niger bridge is now completed and will soon be open to the public.
Fashola said this on Wednesday at an ongoing press briefing to present the President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard in Abuja.
According to him, “the only factor delaying the commissioning of the road is the construction of the link road which the recent surge of flooding has impeded”.
He noted “I can confirm that the second Niger bridge itself is finished. People can now walk through the bridge unimpeded. What remains is the four-kilometer link road on the Asaba side.
“Right now, our dredger is in place, we have to rebuild the road by reclaiming sand, the recent surge of flood has slowed us down.
What is remaining is a 4km interchange road at the Asaba end and 2km out of a 7km link road at the Onitsha end,” he said.
“The first thing we did when we came into power was, we expanded our budget on road infrastructure, sought alternative sources of funding through SUKUK, Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme.”
Listing the achievements of his ministry, Fashola said 12 road projects covering about 896km have been completed, commissioned and handed over to their communities in the season of completion and impact.
He also said the government is executing 83 road rehabilitation projects in federal tertiary institutions across the country with 66 projects completed and 46 commissioned.
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