Lagos State Government To Reopen Third Mainland Bridge February

By Oluchi Ihediuche

Lagos state Government says it will commission the Third Mainland Bridge on February to Ease gridlock in the state.

Speaking In an exclusive interview, the commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, noted that the commissioning date was postponed due to the effect of the #EndSARS protests.

“It was supposed to be January but it is now February 2021. It has been moved by a month. The first phase is finished, the second phase has started.”

The commissioner added that the state is trying to integrate all forms of transportation to make payment and movement easier for residents.

“The government is going ahead with the rail. We are still constructing the blue line and we have reached an advanced stage with the red line which would soon commence.

“We are ramping up water transport, we are connecting it with the Bus Reform, making sure that all our transport modes are integrated. We are extending the common ticketing system which we currently use on the Bus Rapid Transit System to the waterways and when the rail comes on board, we will extend it to the rail as well.

“Basically, people will have a card that can be used over various modes of transport.”

Mr Oladeinde seeked partnership from the private to boost water transport, adding that on their part, plans had been made to expand the Lagos Ferry Services Company fleet.

“We are encouraging the private sector to run water transportation. We are increasing LagFerry’s fleet from 12 to 18 and we are also in a constant dialogue with the private sector who are trying to buy more boats.