THE Lagos State Government on Saturday suspended its earlier decision to close Marine Bridge for five months for repair, following the swelling cases of COVID-19 in the state.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Public Affairs Unit of the State Ministry of Transportation (MOT) had at the weekend announced the closing down of the Marine Bridge, partially between 8.00p.m and 8.00a.m daily from March 28 to Aug. 15 for repair.
It said that the repair works, meant to take duration of 20 weeks, would be done in two phases of 10 weeks each to ease traffic movements.
Announcing suspension of the bridge closure on yesterday in a statement, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, the State Commissioner for Transportation, said that the repair work would be suspended until further notice
According to him, the suspension has also become imperative because of the need to evoke the social distancing strategy, especially in the construction sector, to further curb the spread of the virus.
