The Digest:
The Federal Government has inaugurated a N40 billion state-of-the-art Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) control centre on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, designed to monitor the bridge, deter suicide attempts, and enforce traffic laws. The facility, executed by CCECC, includes solar panels, a surveillance boat, and vehicles to be handed over to the police.
Key Points:
- The Federal Government inaugurated a N40 billion CCTV command centre on Lagos's Third Mainland Bridge.
- The centre will monitor the bridge's surface, underwater infrastructure, and traffic in real-time.
- The project includes 240 solar panels, a surveillance boat, and two Hilux vans for security patrols.
- Works Minister David Umahi said the centre aims to prevent suicide attempts and enforce speed limits.
- The government has paid N36 billion of the total contract sum to the contractor, CCECC.
- The facility is the first of its kind on any bridge in Nigeria, according to the Federal Controller of Works.
- Umahi commended the contractor for quality work on rehabilitating the "very terrible" bridge met in 2023.
- Motorists were urged to obey traffic laws on the bridge to ensure safety and infrastructure longevity.
Sources: The Cable
