Following the crashes recorded on the newly refurbished and reopened Third Mainland Bridge, which have claimed lives of most of the victims involved leaving others with various degrees of injuries, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Corps Commander Patrick Davou Dung, has initiated an operation on the bridge for speed calming.
A statement by the Command’s Public Enlightenment Officer, Superintendent Route Commander Olabisi Sonusi obtained by TheMediaGood Newspaper noted that the development will ensure conformity with speed regulation, adding that the deployment of personnel on the stretch of the road became imperative, having recorded spike in cases of Road Traffic Crashes attributed to speed violation.
The statement further disclosed that the exercise is in preparation for the deployment of digital speed radar guns to enforce Speed Limit. “The exercise is continuous as it has recorded a modicum of positive results,” the statement concluded.
TheMediaGood Newspaper adds that the Third Mainland Bridge was built in 1990 by former Military President of Nigeria, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. It is 11.8km long.