Oyo State Government has ordered the opening of a temporary road on the Bodija bridge to reduce the traffic jam caused by the diversion at the construction site.
Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Adeyemo, gave the order on Wednesday during an unscheduled visit to the site of the bridge on Secretariat-University of Ibadan Road, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Adeyemo said the opening of the temporary road would alleviate the sufferings of motorists caused by the diversion especially during rush hours.
The deputy governor also told the contractor to work round the clock to ensure prompt delivery of the bridge on the scheduled October date.
He said the temporary road would be opened from 6a.m to 10a.m and 3p.m to 6p .m to decongest traffic during the rush hours.
Adeyemo directed that the road should be opened to only cars and buses to avoid the problems created by articulated vehicles.
He said the temporary road, which at present only accommodated pedestrians, would be widened to allow for two vehicles at a time.
The site engineer, Charbel Semaan, expressed doubt that work on the bridge could be delivered on schedule because more rains were still expected.
He said the rains often slowed down the pace of work, adding that all efforts would, however, be made to meet the deadline.
NAN reports that the contract for the Bodija bridge, which was washed away during the August 26, 2011 flood, was re-awarded in March at a cost of over N1 billion.
