38 Days After, FG Reopens 1st Niger Bridge

The federal government has re-opened the Ist Niger Bridge, 38 days after its closure to carry out rehabilitation work on it.
Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi re-opened the bridge on Thursday.
The bridge was closed for traffic on 7th of September for two weeks, but, closure was later extended indefinitely to make sure that the rehabilitation was perfectly done.
The federal government ordered closure of the bridge following the discovery of vandalised structural components, including its expansion-joint steelwork.
Performing the re-opening ceremony at the Onitsha, Anambra state end of the bridge, Umahi praised President Bola Tinubu for what he described as the massive road infr...