The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday, confirmed that the construction of the 2nd Niger bridge is now completed and will soon be released to the public for use.
He stated this at the press briefing organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture to present President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard in Abuja.
According to him, the only factor delaying the commissioning of the road is the construction of the link road which the recent surge of flooding has impeded.
“I can confirm that the second Niger bridge itself is finished. People can walk through the bridge now unimpeded. What remains is the four-kilometer link road on the Asaba side.
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“Right now, our dredger is in place, we have to rebuild the road by reclaiming sand, the recent surge of flood has slowed us down. On the Onitsha side, there is a 7kilometer road that links the bridge and the Onitsha-Owerri interchange.”
Earlier,the Minister had said,the government has ordered controllers of works across the states to assess the level of destruction caused by floods across the country with a view to taking actions to ameliorate the situation.
“The controllers are to ascertain emergency actions that could be taken to save lives and properties threatened by flood.
“The feedback from the works controllers would help the ministry in seeking support from the National Assembly to deal with the ravaging flood that has been washing many parts of the country for months,” the minister was quoted as saying during the briefing