Nigerian Government to complete second Niger Bridge 2022 ─Minister

*The bridge, which will serve as a major link between South-East and South-West Nigeria will be delivered between the second and third quarters of 2022, says Babatunde Fashola, Honourable Minister for Works and Housing

Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect

As an infrastructure project planned to serve as a major link between the South-East and South-West Nigeria, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Honourable Minister for Works and Housing, has reiterated that the construction of Second Niger Bridge will be completed next year.

Fashola gave the assurance at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria Sunday, June 2021, in Abuja, FCT, to mark the sixth anniversary of the present administration in the country.

The Minister disclosed that the bridge, which will serve as a major link between South-East and South-West Nigeria will be delivered between the second and third quarters of 2022.

According to report, report showed that construction of the bridge commenced on September 1, 2018, with construction cost put at N336 billion when the contract deal was signed.

The Minister, however, made no mention if the construction cost of the facility had changed since the commencement of work, report noted.

According to report, the project would facilitate influx of investments to the South-East when completed.

He said that the construction work had gone beyond the water level, explaining that most bridge works were done under water.

Fashola said: “So, what you see currently is the final work. The sub-structure which entailed building cement structures under water often costs a lot of money.

“We should finish the bridge next year between the second quarter and third quarter.’’

Construction time was lost because of COVID-19, he stated.

The bridge is 1.6km long and furnished with other ancillary infrastructure, including a 10.3km highway and an inter-change, expected to be completed 2022.

The bridge stretches from Asaba, in Delta State to Ozubulu, Ogbaru and other communities in Anambra State.

The existing Niger Bridge, linking Onitsha and Asaba, was built and completed December 1965 by Dumez, French construction giant.

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