Minister Mulls Reconstruction Of Lagos Carter Bridge

The national authorities has raised an alarm implicit the existent authorities of the Carter Bridge, which was initially built by the British assemblage authorities successful 1901. It says the authorities is considering reconstructing the bridge.

The Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, who emphasised that the span is critically distressed and urgently needed intervention, explained that the archetypal and oldest span was initially built to link Lagos Island from the mainland.

Umahi, portion inspecting the span alongside Julius Berger, Hitech contractors and the controller of works successful Lagos, pointed retired that preliminary method investigations person already revealed important structural defects connected the Carter Bridge, prompting superior statement among stakeholders connected the champion people of action.

He noted that portion immoderate experts are advocating implicit demolition and reconstruction, others are recommending a partial rehabilitation attack that could prevention clip and money.

He stressed that a last determination would beryllium made aft submitting broad method reports presently being compiled.

He said saltwater intrusion has corroded the infrastructure’s underground piles and heap caps and noted that they would prevention the span from imminent information of collapsing.

The curate stated that if the observations’ outcomes are arsenic they were sent earlier, some the ramp and the precocious conception of the Bridge volition person to go.

“Julius Berger is presently rehabilitating the piers and underwater decks some for Carter and Third Mainland Bridges, to salvage these structures for the reconstruction of the precocious deck,’’ helium said.

He emphasised that each stakeholders decided that the Carter Bridge should beryllium demolished. Still, Umahi said helium would hold until helium comes backmost to re-examine the erstwhile underwater probe for circumstantial details regarding the bridge’s future.

He besides hinted astatine the program to articulation the Lagos-Calabar coastal roadworthy with the Sokoto-Badagry expressway done a 2.9-kilometre underwater channel, the archetypal successful Africa.