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Third mainland bridge was completed   by President Ibrahim Babangida government in 1990. Though the phase one of the project was commissioned by President Shehu Shagari in 1980. After  Nigeria's civil war in the 70’s, there was an increase in  oil price and Nigeria went through series of economic improvements. During those days the capital city of Lagos was going through a period of port congestion which called for  improved infrastructural facilities.Several  vehicular traffics created the impetus for a third bridge which links the commercial-oriented  Lagos Island  with the growing urban communities of people on the mainland. Third Mainland Bridge   was the longest bridge in Africa until 1996 when the  6th October Bridge  located in  Cairo  was completed. Looking back at the reason that propelled the necessity of the construction of the third mainland bridge which is traffic congestions. It’s now 32years that the bridge was completed by the era of  President Ibrahim Babangida gov