After 400 meters of the Ogudu–Ifako Bridge’s four expansion joints were repaired, the Lagos State Government reopened the bridge to traffic.
Since June 28, the inbound Alapere bridge has been partially closed to facilitate construction.
Despite having a 101-day initial schedule, the project was finished in 78 days, which was ahead of schedule.
According to the BASEMEDIA, the repair was done in stages. Between June 28 and August 16, the first four stages—which covered the Ogudu–Ifako inbound Alapere section—were finished. The following stages were completed in September and concentrated on the inbound Oworoshoki axis.
Special Adviser on Infrastructure to the Lagos Governor, Olufemi Daramola, and Commissioner for Transportation, Seun Osiyemi, inspected the site before declaring the bridge open.
Daramola clarified that the residents’ cooperation, security agencies’ assistance, and contractors’ effectiveness allowed for the early delivery. He emphasized that failing to fix expansion joint flaws could have put drivers in danger and undermined the structure.
“To ensure safety, we made this repair. He thanked Lagos residents for putting up with traffic jams during the closure and said, “Thank goodness, with the cooperation of the people, we have been able to deliver ahead of schedule.”
Similar repairs are planned for the Maza-Maza area, Daramola added.
In his speech, Osiyemi thanked the locals for their patience and emphasized the need to preserve the taxpayer-funded facilities. He pointed out that other projects are still in progress throughout the state, and that the administration had recently completed comparable work on the Odo-Iyalaro and Apongbon bridges.
“Building secure, long-lasting, and sustainable infrastructure for a larger Lagos area continues to be our top priority. Future projects will require the same level of collaboration,” he stated.
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