The Federal Authorities has stated that the scenario of Carter Bridge in Lagos State was important and all stakeholders should realise that the bridge is irredeemable.
Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made this remarks in Lagos yesterday, throughout a complete inspection of the bridge below deck.
He stated: “What we did as we speak is to see whether or not we are able to salvage the ramps, in order that we reduce down the price of building and the time of building.
“That call, we couldn’t take.
“We’d like consultants and Berger to place their observations, and we now have devices we use to find out whether or not the observations are proper or flawed.
“If the observations are as they’ve despatched to us, then, it signifies that each the ramp and the primary axial part of the Carter Bridge must go,” Umahi stated.
He stated that the earlier Carter Bridge was demolished by explosives and nonetheless inside the water.
“No matter we’re doing, we now have to contemplate removing of that in order not have an effect on our navigational actions.”
Umahi additionally stated that the Federal Authorities wished to find out if it might nonetheless salvage somethings from Carter Bridge whereas taking a unique alignment.
“The important determination we now have to take is: since it appears that evidently all stakeholders are at peace {that a} new Carter Bridge needs to be constructed, is there any manner we are able to salvage and restore one thing to be in use whereas we take a unique alignment?”
Umahi, nevertheless, stated that the federal government was not contemplating demolishing the prevailing Third Mainland Bridge and constructing a brand new one.
“The ministry just isn’t shopping for the concept of a recent Third Mainland Bridge, we are going to do every thing doable to do rehabilitation of the bridge,” he stated.
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