Some road fittings installed on the newly commissioned Second Niger Bridge in Anambra state have been carted away by unknown vandals.
A source who is a construction engineer said that the vandalism and theft took place on Wednesday, nothing that the expansion joint walkway on axis 330 of the project had been stolen.
The source said that, “The stolen fitting is an element from the expansion joints of the bridge.”
He warned drivers to be careful on the particular road and especially the spot, saying that the vandalized part can unsettle vehicles that ply the road, adding that supervising engineers are not happy about the incident.
Recall that, on December 15, 2022, the Federal Government also opened the Second Niger Bridge for use to ease traffic in the South-East during the festive season.
The Second Niger Bridge was first proposed during the 1978/79 political campaign by then-candidate Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria.
The bridge has the semblance of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The 1.6 kilometres long bridge linking Anambra and Delta states was designed to decongest traffic on the existing Niger Bridge, boost economic activities, as well as connect the South-East to other parts of the country.
The federal ministry of works had yet to react to the development as of the time of filing this report.
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