The federal government has directed the reopening of the Marine Beach Bridge and the Eko Bridge in Lagos State on Monday, October 19, 2020.
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, gave the directive on Saturday in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Publicity, Boade Akinola..
The statement read, “After concluding urgently needed repair works on Eko and Marine Bridges in Lagos, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has directed that both bridges be reopened to traffic on Monday, October 19, 2020.”
According to the minister, the approval for the reopening of both bridges “was sequel to the report by the contractor handling the projects, Messrs. Buildwell Plant & Equipment Industries Limited that the repair works on the first phase had been completed 100 per cent.”