03-21-2017, 11:20 AM
<p>Construction work on a major urban bridge project will commence in Nigeria’s commercial centre Lagos during this year. A budget of US$2.66 billion has been set for building the Fourth Mainland Bridge,Environmentally friendly equipment for asphalt paving market according to the Lagos State Government.</p>
<P>The new bridge will be the longest of the bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland and will carry four lanes of traffic. Its construction is intended to cut congestion on the existing Eko,asphalt pavement recycling Carter and Third Mainland Bridges. Lagos suffers from amongst the heaviest traffic congestion of any city in the world and its ‘go slow’ that occurs at peak periods is notorious.</P>
<P>The new route will run through Baiyeku,best asphalt repair methods Langbasa and Lekki to Itamaga in Ikorodu and the project is being carried out under the build-operate-transfer model. The project will require the relocation of a number of homes in one of the city’s shanty town areas.</P>
<P>The new bridge will be the longest of the bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland and will carry four lanes of traffic. Its construction is intended to cut congestion on the existing Eko,asphalt pavement recycling Carter and Third Mainland Bridges. Lagos suffers from amongst the heaviest traffic congestion of any city in the world and its ‘go slow’ that occurs at peak periods is notorious.</P>
<P>The new route will run through Baiyeku,best asphalt repair methods Langbasa and Lekki to Itamaga in Ikorodu and the project is being carried out under the build-operate-transfer model. The project will require the relocation of a number of homes in one of the city’s shanty town areas.</P>