{"id":23367,"date":"2020-07-06T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23367"},"modified":"2020-07-06T14:25:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T14:25:36","slug":"govt-to-close-third-mainland-bridge-as-repair-works-to-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23367","title":{"rendered":"Govt to close Third Mainland Bridge, as repair works to resume"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Third-Mainland-Bridge.jpg\" alt=\"Road transporters demand priority over Airline Operators for govt support\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plans are underway to resume repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge, so says the the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Popoola said that consultations were on for another phase of repair works to begin on the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also added that efforts are currently geared towards evolving perfect traffic management architecture moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popoola said; \u201cWe want to do maintenance work on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/nigerian-govt-postpones-closure-of-third-mainland-bridge\/\">Third Mainland Bridge<\/a>&nbsp;very soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe may close it from 24th of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are still working out the modalities and when we perfect the traffic management plan, we will move to site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverything being expected for the repairs of the bridge arrived the country that is why we want to start the repairs now,\u2019\u2019 he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans are underway to resume repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge, so says the the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola. 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