Again, FG shuts Eko Bridge for 40-day repair
‘While the service lane leading to Iponri will be available, some alternative routes are also provided for motorists plying the route from Western Avenue and its environ’
Anger grows in Italy as bridge toll hits 39
Italy’s government on Wednesday blamed the firm that operated the collapsed Genoa bridge for the disaster in which at least 39 people died, as it announced a state of emergency in the city.
Ambode okays construction of Fagba flyover bridge
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday approved the construction of a flyover bridge at the Fagba intersection to ease the perennial traffic gridlock and reduce travel time within the axis.
Excitement in Bayelsa community as work progresses on collapsed bridge
Work on the reconstruction of the collapsed Imiringi community bridge in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has reached advanced stage sparking hope that it would be completed on time.
21 dead as truck flies off bridge
At least 21 revellers were killed en route to a wedding when their truck flew off a bridge, police said Wednesday, the latest horrific crash on India’s accident-prone roads.
Engineer warned of cracking in US bridge before deadly collapse
The chief engineer of a Florida bridge project warned authorities of cracking in the structure days before it collapsed, killing at least six people, the southern US state’s department of transportation said Friday.
Imo: Mixed reactions trail construction of bridges
OWERRI—FOLLOWING the alarm raised by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, that the bridges currently constructed in Imo State, are without professional input, stakeholders in the state, have advised the government to start looking for a solution
Pen cinema bridge: Lagos to enforce partial restriction of movement Jan 4
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced plans to enforce partial restriction of movement for motorists in Agege axis to accelerate the ongoing construction of Pen Cinema Flyover starting from January 4, 2018.
Lagos completes removal of dilapidated Fadeyi pedestrian bridge
The Lagos State Government has completed the removal of the dilapidated and disused steel pedestrian bridge at Fadeyi Bus Stop along Ikorodu Road.
Collapsed bridge cuts off Bayelsa oil, gas community
IMIRINGI—RESIDENTS of Imiringi, oil and gas-rich community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have been separated from Yenagoa, the capital city and other sections of the state, following the inability of the state government to repair the bridge since it buckled during the 2012 flood disaster. The predominantly agrarian community, host to the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has over 15 functional oil wells and 10 gas wells.
Fashola lying, refused to spend a kobo on Second Niger Bridge in 2016 budget- NASS
The House of Representatives has said that the Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Babatunde Fashola peddled “inaccuracies, misleading and calculated mischief” about the 2017 budget, maintaining that Fashola’s ministry did not spend a kobo on the Second Niger Bridge in the 2016 budget as was allocated to his ministry then.
