Minister of works and housing Babatunde Fashola has announced the full reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
The bridge has undergone rehabilitation in the past few months. It was recently shut by midnight on Friday to enable contractors move the equipment used during the rehabilitation process off the bridge and allow both the Oworonshoki and Adeniji bound lanes open fully to traffic.
Mr Fashola, in a tweet on Saturday, also thanked Lagosians for their patience.
He said: “Third mainland bridge rehab completed. Fully opens to traffic at 12noon today. Thank you all for your patience. Drive safely.”
Third Mainland Bridge is the longest of three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland, the other are the Eko and Carter bridges.
The 11.8km-long bridge was the longest bridge in Africa until 1996 when the 6th October Bridge located in Cairo, Egypt was completed.
