The Nigerian government says the 2nd Niger Bridge linking the South-east and South-south states is about 91% complete.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this on Thursday during the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House, Abuja.
He said the bridge, which was billed for completion in February 2022, was delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown and EndSARS protests.
He listed the 2nd Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria expressways as the main projects being executed through the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF).
He said two of the projects would be completed this year while the Abuja to Kano road would be completed next year.
“The Lagos-Ibadan expressway will be delivered this year, subject to how we navigate the pricing issues. Second Niger Bridge also this year, while the main carriageway of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano expressway is scheduled for completion by the second quarter of 2023 before the president leaves office at the end of his tenure.
“There is ancillary work that cannot be finished next year; the service lanes and truck parks, toll plazas but that will continue because the funding is properly structured and the NSI is trying to mobilize some private capital now into the project,” he said.
