The Director of Highway Bridges and Design, Federal
Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Sogbesan Adetokunbo says
the main project on the second Niger bridge will gulp N210
billion.
Adetokunbo, who said this on Friday in Asaba during a media tour
of the project, noted that the Federal Government had begun the
procurement processes for the award of the project.
He said that a memo had been written to the Bureau of Public
Procurement and thereafter, would be sent to the Federal Executive
Council for approval.
Adetokunbo told the media team led by Mr Theodore Ogaziechi, the
Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and
Housing that, early works on the project were near completion.
He said that the early works were preliminary projects to be
completed before the award of the main contract.
The director explained that the early works were in four phases
adding that phase one, two and three were 100 per cent
completed.
This, he said, involved the design of the road, soil
investigation, preliminary drawing and final engineering drawing
while early work two and three comprises of piling and embankment
works.
He said early work was 45 per cent completed and currently
ongoing at the two ends of the bridge at Onitsha and Asaba
axis.
“”The main works will be awarded in the next one or two months
and the approach roads from Asaba and Onitsha axis will be awarded
before the end of the year.
“”When the main bridge is awarded, there will be a lot of piling
works in the water and that is what people will see.
““They can stand on the existing bridge and see piling works
going on but where we are working now is at the end of the two
sides of the bridge.
““Most people on the existing bridge will not see what is
happening now but once the main work is awarded, everybody will see
it.
“”It is a project that is very critical not only to Nigerian
economy but also to countries along the corridors including
Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Uganda and Kenya,” he
said.
Earlier, Mr Innocent Alumonah, Federal Controller of Works,
Anambra, recalled that the existing Niger Bridge was constructed in
1965 and commissioned in 1966.
He said the second Niger Bridge was conceived upon the
realisation of the fact the existing one had been
overstretched.
“”The Federal Government has done a lot of work to strengthen
the existing bridge, the excessive axle load; the age of the bridge
necessitated the idea of the second Niger Bridge.
“”The enhanced economic activities within the road corridors
between the South-East and South-South part which also put pressure
on the existing bridge is another reason for the project,” he said.
(NAN)
The Director of Highway Bridges and Design, Federal
Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Sogbesan Adetokunbo says
the main project on the second Niger bridge will gulp N210
billion.
Adetokunbo, who said this on Friday in Asaba during a media tour
of the project, noted that the Federal Government had begun the
procurement processes for the award of the project.
He said that a memo had been written to the Bureau of Public
Procurement and thereafter, would be sent to the Federal Executive
Council for approval.
Adetokunbo told the media team led by Mr Theodore Ogaziechi, the
Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and
Housing that, early works on the project were near completion.
He said that the early works were preliminary projects to be
completed before the award of the main contract.
The director explained that the early works were in four phases
adding that phase one, two and three were 100 per cent
completed.
This, he said, involved the design of the road, soil
investigation, preliminary drawing and final engineering drawing
while early work two and three comprises of piling and embankment
works.
He said early work was 45 per cent completed and currently
ongoing at the two ends of the bridge at Onitsha and Asaba
axis.
“”The main works will be awarded in the next one or two months
and the approach roads from Asaba and Onitsha axis will be awarded
before the end of the year.
“”When the main bridge is awarded, there will be a lot of piling
works in the water and that is what people will see.
““They can stand on the existing bridge and see piling works
going on but where we are working now is at the end of the two
sides of the bridge.
““Most people on the existing bridge will not see what is
happening now but once the main work is awarded, everybody will see
it.
“”It is a project that is very critical not only to Nigerian
economy but also to countries along the corridors including
Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Uganda and Kenya,” he
said.
Earlier, Mr Innocent Alumonah, Federal Controller of Works,
Anambra, recalled that the existing Niger Bridge was constructed in
1965 and commissioned in 1966.
He said the second Niger Bridge was conceived upon the
realisation of the fact the existing one had been
overstretched.
“”The Federal Government has done a lot of work to strengthen
the existing bridge, the excessive axle load; the age of the bridge
necessitated the idea of the second Niger Bridge.
“”The enhanced economic activities within the road corridors
between the South-East and South-South part which also put pressure
on the existing bridge is another reason for the project,” he said.
(NAN)
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