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Plateau: Fashola reveals when collapsed Wase/Langtang Bridge will be completed
The Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, says repairs of the collapsed Wase/Langtang Bridge in Plateau State will be completed in two months.
The minister made this known when Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State visited his office in Abuja on Monday.
According to a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor, Dr. Makut Masham, the minister sympathized with the state government over the natural disaster.
Fashola said the ministry had commenced the design and cost of the bridge which would take two months to complete.
He said that immediate palliative works should be carried out to restore temporary connection for people in the area, while the permanent solution was being worked out.
”The Federal Controller of Works in Plateau had recommended the replacement of the old collapsed bridge with a new one, which was being considered,” Fashola said.
Earlier in his remarks, Lalong said the visit was to seek an immediate solution on the bridge which had completely cut off links to Wase and Langtang Local Government Areas and travelers to Taraba State.
“I took a personal visit to the area to see things for myself last week, and as you know, it is a Federal Road. From what I saw, it is something that needs the federal financial might to fix.
“I have asked my people to provide boats as alternatives for now, but this cannot be sustained for a long time considering the economic activities that take place in the area.
”We need the quick intervention of the Federal Government, which is why I decided to pay this visit to you,” he said.
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