“There is going to be systematic maintenance, we will change the rubbers of the expansion joints and anyone that the metal is bad.”
Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria on the telephone that government had a schedule to fix all bridges in Lagos State in batches this year as funds were made available.
“We are going to replace bearings on expansion joints that are worn out, that is the systematic programme that we have this year. Speaking on the Marine Beach Bridge in Apapa which was supposed to be closed for repairs, Popoola said that the closure for rehabilitation was still being delayed because of rainfall.
“We have to ensure the adjoining roads are in good condition to take traffic before we close any part of the bridge,’’ he said.“The cleaning of weep holes on Long Bridge is ongoing. Desilting of weep holes is a regular thing, that is, we open them up and clean if not, they will have all been silted up by now, silted up means that they will have been blocked by sand.
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