Some bridges in Lagos are at a risk of buckling under the weight of parked heavy-duty trucks. The Ijora, Eko and Carter Bridges are under great strains from immobile articulated vehicles, a situation worsened by recurring gridlocks and the deplorable state of roads leading to ports and tank farms.
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WE ARE ALWAYS PREVENTING ACCIDENTS DURING RAINY SEASON – NRC
Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, said on Tuesday that proactive measures had been put in place to prevent accidents on rail tracks during the rainy season.
Continue reading »$12M BRIDGE COLLAPSES TWO WEEKS AFTER PRESIDENTIAL INSPECTION
COLLAPSED NIGER BRIDGES: MOTORISTS SEEK SECURITY
Motorists plying the Mokwa-Lagos route in Niger have called for deployment of security to prevent armed attacks.
Continue reading »COLLAPSED BRIDGE TAKE ITS TOLL: HUNDREDS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK
Hundreds of motorists heading towards Abuja and other parts of the North were yesterday stranded at the Osi-Eruku axis of the Ilorin-Omu-Aran-Kabba federal road due to a gridlock.
Continue reading »NORTH CUT OFF FROM THE SOUTH AS TWO BRIDGES COLLAPSE BETWEEN JEBBA AND MOKWA
It is now a difficult moment for transporters, commuters and motorists shuttling between the northern and southern parts of the country through Ilorin-Mokwa-Jebba road.
Continue reading »COLLAPSED BRIDGE: NRC TO CONSTRUCT TEMPORARY BRIDGE AT TATABU, MOKWA
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says it will construct a temporary bridge called ‘Temple Bridge for rail transportation from Lagos to Kano following the collapse of Tatabu Bridge.
Continue reading »HEAVY RAINFALL COLLAPSES BRIDGE AT MOKWA-JEBBA ROAD IN KWARA STATE (PICTURES)
All motorists passing through Mokwa- Jebba road were advised to take an alternative route due to the collapse of the bridge at Tatabu village caused by heavy rainfall.
Continue reading »BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN NIGER STATE AFTER HEAVY DOWNPOUR, PASSENGERS STRANDED (PICTURES)
Many passengers were left stranded after a bridge in Niger state collapsed after a heavy downpour.
Continue reading »TWO DEAD IN NEW ITALY MOTORWAY BRIDGE COLLAPSE
An Italian couple were killed Thursday when a motorway bridge collapsed on top of their car, police said, as debate sparked over the reasons for the second tragedy of its kind in just over four months. Antonella Viviani, 54, and her husband Emidio Diomede, 60, died at the scene after the bridge, which was undergoing maintenance work, gave way onto […]
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