By Praise Chinecherem
The federal government has announced the temporary opening to traffic of the Second Niger Bridge on December 15.
Federal controller of works in Delta, Jimoh Olawale, who disclosed this in an interview, however, said that the bridge would be opened for only 30 days.
According to him, Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, ordered the opening of the bridge, which is 95 percent complete, to ease traffic during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
โAs we know, during the Christmas celebration, commuters suffer hardship accessing the old Niger Bridge due to traffic jams but with this arrangement, traffic congestion on Asaba-Benin Expressway will ease.
โWe have notified the state government of this arrangement and we are working with the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure a hitch-free vehicular movement.
โMotorists going towards Owerri direction would divert through the access road near the old Niger Bridge to the new bridge,” Olawale said.
