Ákwà mmírí Eko bụ otu n'ime àkwà mmiri atọ jikọtara Lagos Island na isi ala, ndị ọzọ bụ àkwà ifufe nke atọ na Carter. E wuru àkwà mmiri ahụ N'afọ 1975 ma bụrụ nke kachasị mkpụmkpụ n'ime àkwà atọ jikọtara Lagos Island na mainlaind.[1]

Eko Bridge

E mere àkwà mmiri Eko iji bufee ụmụ amaala ngwa ngwa. Bolu Akande wetara echiche ahụ na nzukọ ndị isi N'afọ 1963 mana ọ dịghị onye gere ya ntị ruo na afọ 1965. Ọ bụ nnukwu ọrụ mbụ Julius Berger rụrụ nke Shehu Shagari kwadoro, onye bụ Minista na-ahụ maka ọrụ n'oge Republic Mbụ nke Naịjirịa.

Àkwà mmiri ahụ na-amalite site na Ijora na isi ala ma na-agwụ na mpaghara Apongbon nke Lagos Island. Akụkụ ọdọ mmiri nke àkwà mmiri ahụ gafere mita 430. E wuru àkwà mmiri ahụ na mgbatị ya nke 1350 mita n'usoro n'etiti afọ 1965 na 1975. Ọ na-eje ozi dị ka ebe kachasị mma maka okporo ụzọ na-abịarute Lagos Island site na mpaghara Apapa na Surulere nke Lagos.

Ọ bụ Julius Berger Nigeria PLC wuru àkwà mmiri ahụ.[2]

Atụmatụ mmezigharị nke mbụ malitere sitere na 23 Ọgọst 2014 ruo na 27 Ọktoba 2014 nke were ụbọchị 71. Gọọmentị steeti mara ọkwa na mmezigharị ahụ agaghị achọ ka emechi ya kpamkpam kama a ga-edozi àkwà mmiri ahụ n'oge.[3] E mechiri àkwà mmiri ahụ maka imezigharị ya na mkpụrụ abali anọ Julaị 2020.[4] Federal Ministry of Works, Nigeria, rụzigharịrị akụkụ nke abụọ nke àkwà mmiri ahụ site na 23 Ọktoba ruo na 9 Nọvemba 2021.[5]

Gọọmentị steeti mara ọkwa nke abụọ nke mmezigharị ahụ ka ọ malite na Satọdee Ọktoba 23 ruo Nọvemba 9, 2021, site na ulo oru nke Federal Ministry of Works. Dị ka akụkọ ahụ si kwuo, ọrụ ahụ ga-amalite na mpaghara Alaka-Apongbon nke steeti ahụ.[6][7]

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  2. Bilfinger Berger Corporate history animation. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved on 2022-09-11.
  3. "Lagos commences 71-day repair work on Eko Bridge", Vanguardngr. Retrieved on 22 August 2014.
  4. "Third Mainland Bridge closure: Fashola thanks Lagos residents, seeks more patience". Retrieved on 8 October 2020.
  5. "Eko Bridge rehab: Lagos releases travel advisory as FG commences phase 2 work", VanguardNgr. Retrieved on 21 October 2021.
  6. Eko Bridge rehab: Lagos releases travel advisory as FG commences phase 2 work (en-US). Vanguard News (2021-10-21). Retrieved on 2022-02-07.
  7. FG announces partial closure of Eko Bridge | Premium Times Nigeria (en-GB) (2021-07-02). Retrieved on 2022-02-07.