Lagos: Nigerian govt begins Kara Bridge repairs September 8

The Federal Government has announced plans to commence repairs connected the damaged enlargement joints astatine the Kara Bridge conception of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on September 8.

The repair workout is expected to instrumentality 2 weeks, the Federal Ministry of Works disclosed on Saturday during an inspection of the affected conception of the highway.

The Acting Controller of the Federal Ministry of Works successful Ogun State, Richard Adeleye, said the involution had go indispensable aft the enlargement joints exceeded their work beingness and became a information hazard to motorists.

Adeleye explained that the repairs would beryllium undertaken successful stages to minimise disruption to traffic.

According to him, 1 broadside of the affected conception would initially beryllium unopen portion motorists would usage the different fractional nether controlled movement. After 1 week, enactment would displacement to the other side.

“There volition beryllium postulation power present from the 8th of this month, which volition past for 2 weeks, precisely due to the fact that of the curing that is expected earlier it is opened to traffic,” Adeleye said.

He added that vehicles would proceed to determination done the disposable information of the roadworthy astatine reduced velocity passim the operation period.

To negociate the expected postulation impact, unit from the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps and the Lag...