The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has given May 15 as the expected date of delivery for the Second Niger Bridge with four kilometres until completion.

Fashola made the disclosure during a live appearance on a Channels Television programme on Monday, said the bridge as well as one side of the link road is completed, except four kilometres of work remaining.

On the ever-changing expected dates of delivery, the minister reiterated the role of “local circumstances”, such as the sit-at-home order every Monday for the last two years, which according to him have slowed down the work.

Fashola also stated that there are compensation issues people are not aware of, including the relocation of 132kVA transmission lines and a power shutdown.