Repair works are on-going on the Murtala Bridge on the Lokoja-Abuja highway as part of the Federal Government’s commitment to safety and free flow of traffic.

Director, Highways, Bridges, and Design at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Emmanuel Adeoye, disclosed this on Thursday at Jamata, Kogi, during an on-the-spot assessment of repair work on the bridge.

The bridge was constructed by the military government of late Gen. Murtala Muhammed in 1976 to link the southern and northern parts of the country and to serve as an alternative to the Jebba Bridge in Kwara, which serves the same purpose.

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