However, with a little more patience,
perhaps two months from now, the residents’ long expectation of plying
the short-cut Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge will be met, as CityFile findings
showed that work on the bridge, the first of its kind in this part of
the world, is almost completed.
Femi Hamzat, Lagos State commissioner
for Works and Infrastructure, described it as historic and West Africa’s
first cable-stayed bridge. “No doubt, it is a testament to the sagacity
of an administration determined to build tomorrow’s infrastructure
today. It is the hallmark of a commitment to the welfare and
socio-economic well being of its people,” Hamzat said.
A recent visit to the site showed that
the project has reached over 95 percent completion stage, and plans on
the part of the state government seem to have started to hand it over
the public, as the commissioner confirmed that the target is to
commission before the end of this year.
Conceived in year 2008, as a palpable
solution to the perennial bottleneck that characterised the Lekki- Epe
road being serviced by only one access road around the Elegushi Round
about and Lekki phase 1; the aesthetically bridge provides the standard
megacity compliant facility. It is to serve as a strategic bypass along
the Falomo Bridge and Alfred Rewane, Independence Bridge and Ahmadu
Bello Way.
Designed as dual carriageway, the bridge
directly connects Lekki Phase I Estate with Alexander in Ikoyi. It is
envisaged that on completion it would improve the living standard of the
people and enhance social interaction, as it represents a significant
content in the state’s tourism portfolio.
“The infrastructures provided must not only reflect present realities but also envisage future growth trends,” Hamzat said.
Technical details of the bridge obtained
by CityFile from the state ministry works and infrastructure shows as
follows: total length of bridge - 1.358km comprising of 722m approach
and main bridge 466m; length of cable- 170m (suspended section).
Height of pylon: 87m from water level; navigational requirement clearance average of 9m above high water level.
Width is 16m across (8m on both sides);
walkway – 4m across (2m on both sides); road works- Ikoyi end – 338. 7m
while Lekki end is 311.5m
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