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Nto Ide-Ikot Amba Bridge and approach road

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I'm proud to share that work on Nto Ide-Ikot Amba Bridge and approach road in Obot Akara LGA is finished. A bridge with a 60 metre span and an 800 metre approach road.

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A bridge with a 60 metre span and an 800 metre approach road. It is completed.

Key facts

Area of work: Roads and bridges
LGA: Obot Akara
Status: Completed
Where: Nto Ide to Ikot Amba
Bridge span: 60m
Approach road: 800m
Commissioned: 16 May 2024, by Governor Umo Eno
Contractor: Seyang Nigeria Limited
Structure: Reinforced concrete bridge piled to 23 m, 450-tonne capacity
Started: 2021, under Governor Udom Emmanuel; about 60% complete in May 2023
Ministry or agency: Ministry of Works & Fire Service
Contractor: Seyang Nigeria Limited
History: Started by an earlier administration
Started under: Udom Emmanuel
Commissioned: 16 May 2024

Photos

Nto Ide-Ikot Amba Bridge and approach road

The old Nto Ide crossing washed out by floodwater, broken timber deck and a toppled machine in the river

The collapsed old crossing seen from the road end, broken deck and floodwater below

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Bridge beams in place with a worker pitching the stone slope of the approach embankment

Bridge beams on concrete piers over the river with the abutment and sandbags at the bank

Side view of the bridge beams on concrete piers with the finished abutment slope at right

Finished bridge deck with marked lanes, kerbs and railings crossing the river, seen from above

Drone view of the finished bridge and approach road across the river

Bridge pier and beams on the river bank with the black-coated abutment wall at the crossing site

Rows of precast concrete bridge beams laid out on the casting yard near the site

Aerial view of the early works: bridge piers and beams across the river and the cleared approach road

Concrete pile caps and reinforcement bars for the bridge piers on the construction ground

About the project

The Nto Ide to Ikot Amba Bridge is a 60-metre span reinforced concrete bridge in Obot Akara Local Government Area, with an 800-metre approach road. The bridge is piled to a depth of 23 metres and is built to carry 450 tonnes, about seven fully loaded cement trucks at once. It reconnects communities that had long been cut off from each other.

The project was started in 2021 by the previous administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel. It was about 60 per cent done when that government left office in May 2023. Governor Umo Eno's administration completed it, keeping his promise to finish projects left by his predecessor. The contractor is Seyang Nigeria Limited.

Governor Umo Eno commissioned the bridge and road on 16 May 2024. At the same event he approved a new road and bridge contract for Mbiaso, also in Obot Akara, and gave it to the same firm. He also approved a model primary school at St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Nto Ide.

The bridge is expected to give people a safe crossing all year, make it easier to move farm produce, and shorten trips to markets, schools and health centres. It fits the ARISE Agenda goal of opening up rural communities.

The project at a glance

StatusCompleted

Commissioned16 May 2024

Kind of workRoads and bridges

ServesResidents of Nto Ide and 4 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

Commissioned16 May 2024

What was built

60m-span bridge
800m approach road

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Residents of Nto Ide
Residents of Ikot Amba
Farmers and tradersLocal business
Pupils and teachers of the school at Nto IdeEducation
Transport operatorsCommuters

Where it helps

Trade and income
Education
Movement and access
Health access

Obot Akara LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 13 projects recorded in Obot Akara.

Completed 6 (this project)Ongoing 6Planned 1

Roads and bridges

Schools

Government and public buildings

Jobs and business support

Health

Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

People in Nto Ide and Ikot Amba now have a fixed crossing between their communities, which makes visits, school runs and trips for care easier.

For work and income

A bridge lets farm produce and goods cross without a long detour. Road and bridge works in the LGA are tied to local commerce.

Project location

Nto Ide to Ikot Amba

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Development goals

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9Industry and infrastructure200 of 429 projects

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