Julius Berger Tests Streetlights on Second Niger Bridge

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has switched on the streetlights on the Second Niger Bridge to test the illumination.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the bridge, which is in its final stage of construction, will be inaugurated in December 2022 and opened to vehicular movement.

The Second Niger Bridge is a federal government project that is being managed by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in collaboration with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).

Construction on the bridge commenced on September 1, 2018.

The bridge, which is being constructed across the Niger river, will span from Asaba in Delta state to Ozubulu and Ogbaru areas in Anambra state.