The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced the preferred bidder for the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge project.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Fourth Mainland Bridge when completed is expected to relieve severe congestion on the existing Carter, Eko and Third Mainland Bridges.
It is also expected to open new areas of the city for future developments.
Here are key facts to know about the Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge:
- The Fourth Mainland Bridge when completed will become the second-longest bridge in Africa.
- The bridge will feature 3 toll plazas.
- It will have 9 interchanges.
- The Fourth Mainland Bridge will be 4.5 km long across the Lagos Lagoon.
- The total length of the bridge is expected to be about 37 km.
- The bridge will start from Abraham Adesanya in Ajah, on the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe corridor and traverse the North West towards the Lagoon shoreline of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway via Owutu/Isawo in Ikorodu.
- CCECC-CRCCIG CONSORTIUM won the bid for the construction of the bridge while MOTA-ENGIL (NIGERIA &AFRICA), CCCC & CRBC CONSORTIUM are reserved bidder.
- The Fourth Mainland Bridge is expected to be completed within four years.
Watch 3D video of the Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge below:
The proposed 4th Mainland Bridge (4MB) Project. #GreaterLagosRising pic.twitter.com/RMFGmPSxp0
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