Residents of Onitsha in Anambra and Asaba, Delta state capital as well as travellers erupted in wild jubilations on Tuesday night, when the streetlights on the second Niger bridge were tested.
Julius Berger, the contractor handling the bridge project had switched on the streetlights on the bridge, causing residents are in the area to explode in happiness.
According to Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, the bridge, which is in its final stage of construction, will be inaugurated in December 2022 and opened to vehicular movement in January 2023.
The Second Niger Bridge is a federal government project that is being managed by the federal ministry of works and housing in collaboration with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).
Construction on the bridge commenced on September 1, 2018.
The bridge, which is being constructed across the Niger river, will span from Asaba in Delta state to Ozubulu and Ogbaru areas in Anambra state.
