Rivers commends Berger for delivering Mgbuoba/Ozuoba, Ada-George road junction flyover on schedule

Rivers State government has commended Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, for delivering the Mgbuoba/Ozuoba and Ada-George road junction flyover on schedule.

The Mgbuoba/Ada-George Road junction flyover bridge consists of 13 spans and two ramps with an approximate total length of 222metre (m) dual carriage way with ground service lanes.

The flyover has two carriageways with each road having a width of 7.3m, and made up of 13 spans at 22.5m intervals.

Originally contracted for a 10-month delivery period, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, delivered the project in seven months.

Speaking at the commissioning of the project in Obio/Akpor, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike said, his administration considered the decongestion of the capital city, comprising Port Harcourt and Obio-Akpor, before deciding on locations of flyovers.

Wike noted that with the Mgbuoba/Ozuoba Ada-George Junction Flyover completed, the usual traffic logjam associated with the area had become a thing of the past.

He commended the residents of the area for enduring the inconveniences they experienced while the work on the project lasted, and the construction company for keeping to the agreed schedule.

The governor further said the people and residents of Rivers State would continue to benefit from the ongoing development of infrastructure because they did not compromise their support for the Governor-elect, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.

He said that his successor will continue with his legacy of bringing infrastructural development to the people of the State in line with the continuity policy of the administration.

He said: “Rivers State government built flyovers on the consideration of practical utility. I do not know what critics mean by saying that Obio-Akpor has seven flyovers. All I know is that, to decongest the state and make motoring experience easier for the people, we decided to build flyovers where it is necessary to do so. “We therefore did not share or construct flyovers, according to any sentiment of allocation by local councils. It is because Obio Akpor Local Council is part of the city of Port Harcourt. Of course, you know Obio Akpor council is comparatively overpopulated than any other local council. So, you expect that it is a reasonable decision for us to decongest the entire area to make life easier for the motoring and, indeed, the general public.”

In his remarks, Managing Director of Julius Berger, Dr. Lars Richter, thanked the government and people of Rivers State for the confidence and subscribing to the firm’s engineering standard and dependable works all these years.

He stressed the firm’s readiness to always partner with the state government to build more infrastructures across the state.
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While thanking Rivers State Ministry of Works under the watch of the Commissioner for Works, Dr. George Kelly and the Supervisory Engineers on the success of the project, Dr. Richter also commended the communities around the road alignment of the Project who lost their right of use of this road during the period of construction.

Dr. Richter extolled Wike for his relentless support to the projects he entrusted to Julius Berger, and to the good people of Rivers State for their peaceful cooperation.

“This was a huge sacrifice, which, of course, has paid off today,” said the Julius Berger boss.”

He further said the Mgbuoba/Ozuoba Ada-George Junction Flyover was completed and delivered with the usual professionalism of Julius Berger.

“This Project was awarded to us on July 19, 2022, with a 10 months completion period, but was achieved much earlier.

“It is no longer news that the present administration had not compromised quality in their deliveries of infrastructural development to Rivers people since 2015 when His Excellency carried Julius Berger along in his urban renewal programme.”

“We have constructed many networks of roads, eleven sturdy flyovers and bridges, while the 12th flyover is also near completion and commissioning very soon.”

In his remarks , the Governor-elect of Rivers State, Sir Fubara expressed his joy at his attendance of the commissioning of the Mgbuoba/Ada-George Road junction flyover bridge, which he called, “a masterpiece constructed by the doyen of quality infrastructure in Nigeria, Julius Berger Plc.“