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9 Things To Know About The 37-km, Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge
Here are 9 things to know about the proposed 37-kilometre, Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge.
1) The Lagos State Government on Thursday Dec 29, 2022, announced Messrs. CCECC—CRCCIG Consortium as the preferred bidder for the construction of the proposed 37-kilometre Fourth Mainland Bridge (4MB) project.
2) The $2.5 billion project was to cost the state an estimated sum of ₦844 billion in the 2017 budget. Another sum of $2.2 billion was proposed by the Lagos State Government for the construction in September 2020.
3) 4MB is a 2 x 4 lane carriageway cross-sectional road with permission for BRT Lane and future road construction. According to the Lagos State Government, the project is expected to be completed in four years – likely 2027.
4) When completed, 4MB is expected to become the second longest bridge in Africa with three toll plazas, nine interchanges, a 4.5 kilometre Lagoon Bridge and an eco-friendly environment.
5) The bridge is one of the priority solutions to reduce congestion on the existing Carter Bridge, Eko Bridge and the 11.8-km, 3rd Mainland bridges while opening new areas of the City for future developments.
6) The 4MB Project is a proposed Public Private Partnership (PPP) transport infrastructure development. It will comprise of the construction and operation of a greenfield tolled road and bridge with a design speed of 120km/h, including the development of adjacent real estates.
7) It is also expected to span about 37-kilometres, starting from Abraham Adesanya in Ajah, on the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe corridor and traverse the North West towards the Lagoon shoreline of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway via Owutu/Isawo in Ikorodu.
8) Some of the construction companies that expressed interest in the project includes :
Julius Berger Nigeria, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), CRCCCI Nigeria, China State Construction and Engineering Corporation Nigeria Ltd and Bua International Ltd.
9) While CCECC-CRCCIG emerged as the preferred bidder for the Fourth Mainland Bridge Project, LASG stated that Messrs. MOTA-ENGIL (NIGERIA & AFRICA), CCCC & CRBC CONSORTIUM are the reserved bidder.
