5th October, 2011
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State this morning commissioned the N2.5 billion Falomo bridge built by the Lekki Concession Company Limited.
The new bridge which is 150 metres long is the first ever bridge structure of this scale and specification to be built by a private investor under the public-private partnership model.
Commissioning the bridge today, Fashola said the bridge will improve travel time for vehicles travelling to Ikoyi from Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue linking Falomo.
He said this will make a positive difference to daily commuting and life of road users.
Also speaking, the Managing Director of Lekki Concession Company Limited, Mr. Oruiyo Osoriokuna said the bridge would ease the traffic bottleneck that has plagued Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue for several years.
“This bottleneck which is caused by conflict of the intercession of Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue and Adeyemo Alakija Street on Victoria Island should now be eased by the provision of direct access onto the existing Falomo Brdige.
—Kazeem Ugbodaga