Road users have urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to complete the Second Niger Bridge project, which was opened on Thursday. According to road users, completing the project will ease vehicle movements in the Niger Delta area during the festive season. The Second Niger bridge is a Federal Government project that is 1.6 km long and furnished with other ancillary infrastructure including a 10.3 km highway, Owerri interchange and a toll station. The government ordered the opening of the bridge for use starting from midnight on Thursday (today).
Nigeria's safety agency, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the December 15 scheduled by the Federal government to open the Second Niger Bridge for use during this year’s yuletide. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, had disclosed plans to open the bridge for traveling motorists during the Christmas and New Year festive period.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Command, has confirmed that 11 people were burnt beyond recognition in the boxing day accident on the