THE Federal Government has awarded contract for additional early works on the second Niger Bridge linking Delta and Anambra states in South-South and South-East zones.
The contractor handling the project is Messrs Julius Berger (Nig.) Ltd. at total cost of N14,446,010,416.16, according to an information provided by Mohammed Abdullahi, the Assistant Director in charge of information at the Federal Ministry of Works.
He noted that the existing Niger Bridge, commissioned on January 4, 1966, was severely over-stressed, adding that its continued serviceability could not be assured.
The Federal Government also awarded a contract for emergency repairs of Tamburawa Bridge on Kano- Kaduna dual carriageway in Kano State to Messrs Borini Prono & Co. (Nig.) Ltd.
The cost of the project is N1,898,456,175, with a 12-month completion period.
The scope of works for the emergency repairs involves the use of rock-filled gabion protection with renomattresses, fitters and embankment protection to the abutments.