Due to the heavy downpour experienced in all parts of the Metropolis on Saturday, the Lagos State Government has announced the postponement of the planned Two Sundays palliative works on the failed sections of the 3rd Mainland Bridge, which was scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday 17th and Sunday 24th September 2023.
In a statement signed on Saturday by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the State government explained that the rain has affected the preliminaries of the planned palliative works on the asphalt pavement of the bridge by the Lagos State Public Works Corporation.
Assuring that a later date which will be subject to weather conditions will be duly communicated for the palliative works, the Transport Commissioner urged Motorists to continue to access the bridge with observance of safety measures.
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