FG may redesign 2nd Niger bridge to prevent suicide attempts - Official

FG may redesign 2nd Niger bridge to prevent suicide attempts - Official

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- Adeyemo Ajani, the federal controller of works in Anambra state, has said second Niger bridge may be redesigned

- The government official said the redesign is so that cases of suicide attempts can be prevented

- Ajani also added that work on the project has progressed satisfactorily

The federal controller of works in Anambra state, Adeyemo Ajani, on Sunday, July 14, said the second Niger bridge may be redesigned to prevent suicide attempts.

The federal works official made this known when the Abuja branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) inspected the progress on the works at the Ogbaru site of the bridge project, Vanguard reports.

Ajani also spoke about how the work has been progressing on the site, give full details on the construction of the bridge.

He said: “What we have on the walk lane is our standard design but what the engineers are talking about is a kind of review.

“If we have to do abnormal design to take care of suicidal situations, it will require another design.

“There has been rapid progress on the project. The last time the minister and the vice-president came, it was 15 per cent level completion but today it is above 21 per cent.

“When you look at it from the time the project started, we are now at 24 per cent completion.”

During an earlier inspection, the NSE Abuja chairman, Chinasaokwu Okoli made a few recommendation on the design to prevent cases of suicide.

He said: “The project is fully crafted and the work is being handled and supervised well. Our concerns are positive. All the places that could raise concerns have been properly tidied up.

“The only area we have concern is the pedestrian walkway. With what we are hearing about people jumping over the bridge and committing suicide, we feel it could be raised up a bit to make it a little difficult for those who may think of committing suicide here.”

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Kuti told newsmen that the materials were currently being cleared at the port for the contractor to immediately mobilise to site to begin second phase replacement of damaged expansion joints.

Kuti said: “Important materials for the repairs of the expansion joints has arrived and we are at the point of clearing them at the Wharf.

By Joseph Omotayo

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