The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that the Lagos Ibadan rail line requires additional funding to enable the construction of over 16 bridges across or under the existing road network in Lagos into Apapa in order to be able to take the project to the seaport. Speaking at Papalanto in Ogun during inspection at the weekend, he explained ...
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FEC approves N35.6B for bridges, road projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over By President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N35.6 billion for reconstruction of roads and bridge in the country. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council’s meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister said N8.9 billion ...
Read More »Osinbajo says FG will soon rehabilitate the collapsed bridge in Niger state
According to Nigerian Pilot, acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, said the Federal Government will soon rehabilitate the collapsed bridge in Niger state. He, who said this when he and Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, inspected the collapsed bridge, advised motorists plying the road to exercise patience. The bridge along the road had collapsed on June ...
Read More »FERMA begins rehabilitation of Third Mainland Bridge
Reports show that the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has begun rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos to ease difficulty being faced by motorists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) checks on Sunday revealed that FERMA was removing asphalt on four portions on the Obalende/Church Missionary Society (CMS) bound carriageway. The engineer in charge of the agency, Lagos ...
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