THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE TO BE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS JANUARY 9—FG

The Federal Government, yesterday, announced a planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge from 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The 11.8km bridge, the longest of three connecting Lagos Island to the Mainland, has been undergoing comprehensive rehabilitation. The bridge starts from Oworonshoki, links the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and ends at the Adeniji Adele Interchange on Lagos Island. It was constructed in 1990 and adjudged the longest in Africa until 1996 when the October 6 Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, was completed.…

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