Babatunde Fashola, the minster of Housing and Works has confirmed to the general public that the 2nd Niger Bridge has reached its completion stage.
The Minister stated this at a press briefing to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday, 19 October 2022.
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.
He said, “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.
“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.”
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