The Federal Government will next week demolish the damaged portions of the Iddo Bridge in Lagos to pave the way for reconstruction works.

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this on Sunday during an inspection tour of the bridge alongside officials of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.

Umahi said three spans on each carriageway of the bridge were severely damaged, bringing the total affected sections to six.

“Six spans are affected. What we have done is to re-asphalt one of the carriageways so that we drive that traffic totally over there and then remove the three spans of one carriageway.

“Then we can divert the traffic back and demolish the second carriageway,” he said.

Umahi added that the rehabilitation would cost about N15bn and is expected to be completed in June.

“Part of the problem is that the headroom is about 4.5 metres high, but the minimum should be 5.6 metres high; so, we are trying to achieve that minimum headroom,” he stated.