According to the ministry of works and housing, this is the phase iv of the construction of 2nd niger bridge and the bridge will link anambra and. It is not onitsha second niger bridge but second niger bridge or onitshaasaba second niger bridge you have completed eliminated us from the picture. Second niger bridge at 44% completion stage official. Second niger bridge to be completed in 2022, as fg. Pictures of the progress on 2nd niger bridge politics. Exclusive photos of the 2nd niger bridge linda ikejis blog. It is linked to asaba in delta state, nigeria history. Julius bergers presence in nigeria dates back to 1965 when the firm won a tender to construct a. Second niger bridge to be completed in 2022 thisdaylive. Feasibility studies and design considerations on the possibility of constructing a bridge across river niger from asaba to onitsha was carried out by the netherlands.
Determined to do the project, the current government awarded the contract for the second niger bridge to julius berger plc at a total cost of n14. After his comments about the second niger bridge, the vp had gone on to claim that the previous administrations abandoned the lagoscalabar railway project, stressing that it. Vp osinbajo inspects the progress of work at the second niger bridge project with pwh min. Fashola takes tour of projects in southeast, confirms second niger bridge project is still at 30% completion level. Innocent alumonah, federal controller of works in anambra, says a part of the project work at the second niger bridge linking asaba in delta and onitsha in anambra is already 44. The second niger bridge and adjacent roads will be 11. Vp osinbajo inspects second niger bridge in asaba youtube. The federal government has approved a contract for the construction of link roads to the new second niger bridge linking anambra and delta states at a cost of n206 billion.
A project by the federal government of nigeria, represented through the federal ministry of works and housing, in collaboration with the nigerian. Examples of infrastructure projects that have received private finance. Second niger bridge will be completed osinbajo premium. Desmond elliot defends his makeshift cleansing project.
Second niger bridge news latest breaking stories and top. The governor of ebonyi state, david umahi, has said that the federal government was not doing the people of the south east any favour by seeing to the construction of the second niger bridge and other projects, as these projects are obligation of the federal government to the people of the region. Fashola gave the assurance on saturday when he visited the site of the project at oko near asaba in delta. Enugu residents applaud fg on enugu onitsha expressway. Pictures from ongoing construction of second niger bridge. I would like to stress from the outset that the second niger bridge is not an igbo project. The second niger bridge is a key national infrastructure, with immense socioeconomic benefits for the contiguous states and indeed the entire nation.
The bridge is a link road to all parts of the country not just the south east. The bridge will link asaba in delta state with onitsha in anambra state and it is expected that this project will take 48 months to complete less ambiguously, 4 years. Agreement to act as consortium partners to develop the second niger bridge project, in a public. At last, work begins on 2nd niger bridge vanguard news. Second niger bridge link roads get n206 billion premium. The nigeria sovereign investment authority on friday disclosed that construction work on the second niger bridge.
Fashola said the completion of the 2nd niger bridge project as scheduled was a top. It is not a bridge only for the southern part of the country. Asaba 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. The second niger bridge to the future punch newspapers. A project by the federal government of nigeria, represented through the federal ministry of works and housing, in collaboration with the nigerian sovereign investment authority. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about 2nd niger bridge from nigeria and the world on today. The federal government has awarded contract for early works on the second niger bridge and emergency repairs at the tamburawa bridge in kano state at a total cost of n16. He said that one of those promises was the construction of the second niger bridge, adding that the. Fg may redesign 2nd niger bridge to prevent suicide thecable. Second niger bridge esia scoping report nigeria sovereign. He also said the project, when completed, would improve road transport, communication and. The second niger bridge to the future by sonala olumhense the mythical second niger bridge is to be constructed, the federal government indicated last week in a. After years of uncertainty, work has finally begun for the construction of the controversial 2nd niger bridge that would link the south south and the south east geo political zones to support. Construction of 2nd niger bridge in nigeria to be completed in early.
Innocent alumonah, federal controller of works in anambra, says a part of the project work at the second niger bridge linking asaba in delta and onitsha in. Julius berger deploys 1,300 workers, 425 equipment to 2nd niger. Federal controller of works in anambra, mr innocent alumonah has said that the project work at the second niger bridge linking asaba in delta and. Here is what you should know about the 2nd niger bridge project. Second niger bridge will not be completed until 2022 nsia. Friedrich josef wieser told journalists that he was convinced that the project would be completed on february 28, 2022. Second niger bridge over 40% complete nsia punch newspapers.
The federal government seems to be going on a fast track with the construction of the 2nd niger bridge. Construction of abandoned second river niger bridge will. Also, julius bergers project director for the 2nd niger bridge, mr. Fashola assures on completion of second niger bridge. The second niger bridge is to relieve the aged and over used niger bridge. Pictures of the progress on 2nd niger bridge politics nairaland. Two months ago, the minister of power, works and housing babatunde fashola restated the determination of the federal government to continue work on the second niger bridge. The ongoing construction of the second niger bridge, the work is currently at 44. The river niger bridge in onitsha also known as the onitsha bridge, anambra state, nigeria connects southeastern nigeria with western nigeria over the river niger. The director who made this known at the media tour of the project in asaba, the delta state capital, said memo had been written to the. The managing director, nigerian sovereign investment authority. This is one project that president muhammadu buhari wants to see its early.
Mr sogbesan adetokunbo, the director of highway bridges and design, federal ministry of power, works and housing, has said the main project on the second niger bridge will gulp n210 billion. Asaba 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. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics pictures of the progress on 2nd niger bridge 10786 views at last, work begins on 2nd niger bridge senate committee on works inspects 2nd niger bridge progress photos work ongoing at 2nd niger bridge video proof. Nigeria begins construction of second niger bridge. The workers and host communities of the ongoing second niger bridge project in anambra and delta states have shut down the julius berger yard office at bridgehead, onitsha, the anambra state. I want government to execute the project fast so that the bridge will. Minister of works, fashola inspects 2nd niger bridge project duration. The project was a significant civil engineering endeavor because it was the first in the country to be built with prestressed concrete. After years of uncertainty, work has finally begun for the construction of the controversial 2nd niger bridge that would link the south south. The second niger bridge facts and figuresopinion the. Nollywood actor turned politician, desmond elliot has. Home nigeria construction of abandoned second river niger bridge. Presidency clarifies amount released for second niger. Fashola takes tour of projects in southeast, confirms.
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. The federal government has reiterated its resolve to complete work on the second niger bridge as well as other federal projects in the southeast zone. Second niger bridge main project to gulp n210 billion. Ifeanyi onuba, abuja a total amount of n33bn has so far been released for the implementation of the second niger bridge project. Second niger bridge project suffers another setback. Vp osinbajo inspects second niger bridge in asaba duration. These are photos of the construction of 2nd niger bridge that has been ongoing for sometime now.
Despite assurances by the federal government on the completion of the second niger bridge, the contract for the construction of the main bridge has not been. He said the second niger bridge was no longer a political issue as president muhammadu buhari had demonstrated commitment to realizing the completion of the project. The 2 nd niger bridge is 1,590m and forms part of the 12km length project. Pictures from the construction of the 2nd niger bridge. The project is structured as a public private partnership ppp and will. The second niger bridge is a key national infrastructure, with immense socio economic benefits for the contiguous states and indeed the entire nation. Federal government has put in place workable funding mechanism to ensure completion of the second niger bridge, the minister of works, power and housing, mr babatunde fashola, has said. Fashola also boasted that the second niger bridge had created millions of jobs. Construction of abandoned second river niger bridge will begin soon, says buhari group. Senate assures of completion of 2nd niger bridge in 2022 vanguard. Second niger bridge to be completed in 2022, as fg releases. Despite assurances by the federal government on the completion of the second niger bridge, the contract for the construction of the main bridge has not been awarded, according to a report.
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