Lagos completes removal of dilapidated Fadeyi pedestrian bridge
The Lagos State government has completed the removal of the dilapidated and disused steel pedestrian bridge at the Fadeyi bus stop along Ikorodu Road, in mainland Lagos.
The removal of the bridge was completed 24 hours ahead of schedule, thus the state government has lifted the partial restriction of movement in the Fadeyi end of the road.
The state government had last week announced partial restriction of movement on Ikorodu Road to enable the replacement of the disused bridge with a new foot bridge.
In a statement yesterday by the Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Olujimi Hotonu, the government thanked Lagos resients for their “exceptional co-operation” which led to the completion of the removal of the disused bridge ahead of schedule.
Hotonu urged residents to make use of the second pedestrian bridge at Fadeyi while the replacement of the dilapidated bridge lasts.
He said, “Due to the exceptional cooperation of Lagosians, it is important to state that the complete removal of pedestrian bridge, carried out between 11pm Saturday night and 6am Sunday morning, was done with minimal disruption to traffic, safely and without any incident.”
The state government commended the project team led by Messrs Planet Projects Limited, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Governor’s Monitoring Team (GMT), Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Nigerian Police and the entire Fadeyi community for making the exercise come to completion 24 hours ahead of schedule.