The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N290, 745, 000.00 for a comprehensive test to be carried out on the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
Speaking with State House
correspondents at the end of Federal Executive Council meeting in
Abuja, Minister of Information, Labaran Maku said that the Council took
the decision based on a memo submitted by the Federal Ministry of
Works.
Maku explained that the job
done on the bridge last year was to address specific problems identified
on the road while the new approval is to carry out a comprehensive test
on the road in order to detect any possible need for repairs.
“The Minister of Works tabled a
memorandum to seek approval for the comprehensive underwater
inspection, assessment of pilings, river bed bathymetric survey,
profiling and echometric test on Third Mainland Bridge.
“The bridge is a vital artery
on the Federal Highways network connecting Lagos mainland to the island.
Following reports of oscillation and excessive vibrations of the bridge
under traffic load, investigations and tests were carried out by
experts on the bridge in 2008 and the reports indicated that the bridge
was structurally sound but required the replacement of damaged expansion
joints and bearings.”
“The ministry decided that
Advanced Integrity Assessment including echometric (sonic pulse) tests
on piles was inevitable in order to authenticate the findings of the
Nigerian Submarine Divers Limited (NSD).”
“In order to save the bridge
from extensive deteriorating condition, council approved the award of
contract for the consultancy services for the comprehensive underwater
inspection, assessment of pilings, river bed bathymetric survey,
profiling and echometric test on Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State in
favour of Messrs ICECON (Nigeria) Limited in the sum of N290, 745,
000.00 only with a completion period of two months,” he stated
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