Completion of Second Niger Bridge -Fashola

On Wednesday,  Babatunde Fashola, The Minister of Works and Housing, confirmed that the construction of the 2nd Niger bridge is now completed and will soon be released to the public.

He stated this in Abuja, at an ongoing press briefing to present the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) scorecard.

The only factor delaying the commission of the road is the construction of the linking road which has been impeded by the recent surge of flooding.

He said, “I can confirm that the second Niger bridge itself is finished. People can walk through the bridge now 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. On the Onitsha side, there is a 7kilometer road that links the bridge and the Onitsha-Owerri interchange.”

(Punch)