Port Congestion Looms over Planned Closure of Wharf Road, Marine Bridge in Apapa, Says STOAN

The planned closure of the Marine Bridge and Wharf Road in Apapa, Lagos, concurrently from next week will spell doom for the country’s seaports.

Dangote A.S. recently announced plans to close both sides of the Wharf Road inward and outward Apapa while the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing also announced plans to shut the Marine Bridge in Apapa for permanent repairs.

The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Adedamola Kuti, while speaking in Lagos last Sunday, said Julius Berger Plc, the contractor handling the bridge repair was ready to move to site.’

But speaking to THISDAY in Lagos yesterday, the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) said the simultaneous closure of the Wharf Road and the Marine Bridge would lead to a buildup of cargo inside the port and lead to port congestion.

THISDAY, April 5, 2018

 

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