The Federal Ministry of Work has announced an urgent intervention on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin-Lautbahn section and insures a quick and permanent solution to street consumers.
In a statement signed by the special consultant (media) to the honorary Minister of Labor Uchenna Orji, the Ministry said on Tuesday that it was actively pursuing repairs and sent a team of engineers to the location.
“The honorable work commander, David Umahi, has brought an immediate dispatch of an engineers to the location of the damaged bridge on the border of Edo and Ondo to the Shagamu-Benin lane,” the explanation said.
According to the ministry, the affected bridge, which has a double train, suffered a visible puncture on the Benin-bound side within one of its five spans.
“In accordance with the proactive approach to interventions by the President's renewed Hope management, urgent measures were initiated on the damaged section of the bridge, and a maximum time of 45 days will take to be moved for vehicles in order to resume on this section of the driving board.
The ministry attributed the damage to the age-related deterioration and found that the Shagamu-Benin-Brücke was built in 1981.
“The damage that is noticed on the said bridge is an age-related deterioration. Bridges are susceptible to the subgroup of its structures as a result of age. The Shagamu-Benin-Brücke was built in 1981 and the bridge deck is older.
The lifespan of a bridge can vary significantly due to several factors, including the materials used, environmental conditions, traffic loads and maintenance practices used. These overtime causes problems such as punctures, cracks, corrosion or structural weakness. “
Umahi assured us that a permanent solution is underway, using the complete cover reconstruction using innovative technical technology.
“The honorable labor minister assures that a permanent solution for the Shagamu-Benin bridge is underway, which is intended to remove the entire cover plate of the two bridge rates to ondo and Edo countries, all of which are located in the same place and rebuild the cover plate through innovative engineering technology.
“He apologizes to the street users for the inconvenience that they suffered or suffer during the time of rehabilitation work. He assures that the Federal Ministry of Labor procedures should work with the federal and road safety personnel in order to maintain traffic on a lane of the bridge, while the rehabilitation of vehicles is avoided that drivers are in a damp mast. happen. “
He also recognized the person who spoke out the alarm over the bridge damage and asked the public to appreciate the efforts of the administration in revising the Nigeria street infrastructure.
“The Minister of Works Thanks the Content Creator Who Raized the Alarm On The Damaged Section of the Bridge. He Notes the Content Creator's Preconceptions Over The Modest EFFORTS OF THE RENEWED Hope Administration to Transform the Road Infrastructure and Expandation Ecosystem To Stimulate National Economic Growth but urge's Him and other with search for mindsets to know that the renewed hope agenda of revolutionizing road infrastructure nationwide is on course and the mission of revitalising and the strengthening of the inherited Federal Road Architecture is making considerable progress on all line.
Umahi further confirmed President Tinubu's commitment to change the Nigeria transport sector and described the renewed hope projects as a catalyst for economic growth.
