FG approves funds for more works on 2nd Niger Bridge, others

The Federal Government has awarded the contract for additional early works on the Second Niger Bridge linking Delta and Anambra States in the South South and South East zones.
The Contractor handling the project, Julius Berger Nigeria Limited, has put the cost at N14,446,010,416.16k.
The existing Niger Bridge, which was commissioned on January 4, 1966, the Federal Government said, is severely overstressed and its continued serviceability cannot be assured.
It said the idea of a Second Niger Bridge started way back in the late 1970s, but its realization has been delayed by several challenges.
The statement said the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is resolutely committed to the completion of this important project.
In a related development, the Federal Government has also awarded a contract for emergency repairs of Tamburawa Bridge along Kano-Kaduna Dual Carriageway in Kano State.
The contract is to be handled by Borini Prono and Company Nigeria Limited at a cost of N1, 898,456,175.00.
It has a 12-month completion period.
The scope of works for the emergency repairs involves the use of rock-filled gabion protection with reno mattresses, fitters and embankment protection to the abutments.
This intervention is premised on the public outcry and concern earlier expressed by the Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Ganduje, over the scouring around the piles and exposure of substructures of the said bridge and subsequent integrity test carried out by Engineers from the Ministry of Works.