The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday debunked the news of purported shaking of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, reassured the public that the is structurally okay and safe for use.
Popoola who gave the reassurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, urged Nigerians to disregard rumours that the bridge was shaking, as speculated on social media.
He appealed to those with speciality in causing panic to turn a new leaf and stop causing confusion in the state.
Popoola while recalling that the Federal Government recently completed the replacement of 12 expansion joints on top of the bridge earlier in February this year and rehabilitation works underneath the bridge which was ongoing, said the massive repairs carried out on top of the bridge earlier in the year represented only 10 per cent of the contract, while underwater repairs account for 90 per cent of the project.
According to him, “I have gone on Third Mainland Bridge today and have gone round the bridge and there is nothing like that bad portion being circulated.
“I want to put the record straight, this is not the first time such rumours would be going round, it started about five years ago that somebody would just wake up and post this same video on social media and then people begin passing it and then cause panic to road users.”