The Second Niger Bridge.will be opened to traffic for 30 days starting from Thursday, December 15, 2022, the Federal Government has announced.
The federal controller of works in Delta State, Jimoh Olawale, made the announcement on Wednesday.
According to him, the bridge, which is 95 per cent complete, will be opened to ease traffic during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
His words, “As we know, during the Christmas celebration, commuters suffer hardship accessing the old Niger Bridge due to traffic jams, but with this arrangement, traffic congestion on Asaba-Benin Expressway will ease.
“We have notified the state government of this arrangement and we are working with the Federal Road Safety Corps to ensure a hitch-free vehicular movement.
“Motorists going towards Owerri direction would divert through the access road near the old Niger Bridge to the new bridge.”
