Lagos govt reopens Third Mainland Bridge

The Lagos State Government on Thursday reopened the Third Mainland Bridge to commuters in the state after a month of maintenance work.

The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this in a statement in Ikeja.

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He said: “We are pleased to announce that parts of the Third Mainland Bridge which were closed last month will reopen today, December 21, 2023, by 6:00 p.m.”

He added that the entire bridge was now fully accessible to the public.

The commissioner thanked Nigerians for their patience during the closure, saying the government understood the inconvenience the closure may have caused.

The Federal Government had also announced the closure of two ramps in the bridge for repairs.

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