3.9km Opebi-Ojota Link Bridge would be ready in June 2023 – LASG assures

Lagos State Government has assured residents that the on-going construction of 3.9 kilometre Opebi- Ojota Link Bridge will be completed for commissioning in June, next year.

Meanwhile, as part of the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s commitment to Traffic Management and Transportation, as fulcrum of the THEMES’ agenda, pilling works have commenced for the bridge.

The Opebi- Ojota Link Bridge, which is one of the legacy projects of Sanwo-Olu’s administration, aimed at easing the burden of commuters and decongesting traffic in the Ikeja axis and on Ikorodu road by providing a direct link between Opebi, Mende, Maryland and Ojota to Ikorodu road, reducing the perennial traffic on Mobolaji Bank-Anthony way, and setting precedence for Ojota commuters to link the 3rd Mainland Bridge.

The construction of the bridge and approach roads, was flagged off on January 26, 2022, by Governor Sanwo-Olu, who described the project as another milestone in the implementation of the Traffic Management and Transportation Pillar of his administration’s THEMES Developmental Agenda and the State Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP).

Over 100 registered Nigerian Engineers are currently working on the project while students from various universities and members of the National Youth Service Corps are also learning practical aspects of their courses such as Geology and Civil Engineering, the project site.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engr. (Mrs) Aramide Adeyoye, speaking to newsmen at the construction site when some members of the state executive council inspected the project at the weekend, especially the ongoing pilling works, assured that “the bridge will be delivered in June 2023.”

She said the bridge apart from providing infrastructure and transport solutions to millions of Lagos residents, will also bring to bear innovation, adding that when completed, the bridge would have a positive impact on the health of residents who will have the opportunity to exercise on it, just like the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge.

Adeyoye, said the project concept designed by the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation, will not only provide an infrastructure solution, but also a transport solution that ensures value and relief for the motoring public.

“Alot has been put into consideration in the design and construction of the bridge. I will have a walkway for residents to jog and keep fit,” she said.

Adeyoye also disclosed that building the local capacity and content of Nigerian engineers was considered in the award of the contract, adding that “aside from qualified Nigerian engineers being empowered through the project; engineering students are being tutored to have practical experiences.”