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.... ....   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates  Towards a better life for the people Search The Archives   Cover Stories National News South West Niger Delta South East North Politics Business Sports World Viewpoints Features   FG awards contract for River Benue-Loko town in Nasarawa By Chris Ochayi Friday, October 01, 2004 ABUJA— THE Federal Government has awarded the contract for the  construction of a bridge across River Benue linking   Loko town in Nassarawa state and Oweto in Benue State, even as it reaffirmed its commitment to completing four new major   bridges and two minor ones in different parts of the country before the end of President Olusegun Obasanjo’’s tenure in 2007. Works Minister, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, while signing the agreement for the design of the bridge yesterday in Abuja, also   identified the other bridges as the second Niger bridge, the Ikom Bridge in Cross River State, the Ibi Bridge in Taraba Sate, the   Ibagwa Bridge in Akwa-Ibom and the Argungu bridges in Kebbi State. The design of the bridge was awarded to the Engineering Consulting Firm of Etteh Aro and Partners at a total cost of N245   million naira with a completion period of six months. He said the design of the bridge linking Loko with Oweto across River Benue was a necessary prerequisite for complying with   the rule on due process in the award of contracts for construction projects. He said the construction of the bridge had already   been advertised for the submission of tenders, and gave assurances that by January or February 2005, construction work on the   bridge will commence. The Managing Partner of the firm, Engr. Etteh Etteh Aro, emphasized that the bridge would provide shorter access to the   Federal Capital Territory to travelers from Benue, Southeast and South-South zones. He said it would also facilitate the speedy   and easy movement of goods and services between the North and South-South and Southeast, in addition to affording an   alternative to existing bridges linking the Northern and Southern parts of the country. Engr. Etteh said the new bridge would be constructed at a point downstream of the present bridge where the two tributaries are   joined together. He said the bridge being designed is 1.97 kilometres long and would be a dual carriage bridge. He disclosed   further that it has 22 spans of 85 metres long and 2 spans of 50 metres. He also said the whole bridge was continuous and has no expansion joint, except at both ends.   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates © 1998- 2004. Vanguard Media Ltd.

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