 The Lagos state government has stated that the process of the construction of the proposed fourth mainland bridge is under cost and has assured stakeholders that very soon preferred bidders will be announced. Special advice to the governor, Babaji Desan Waluwaks, at Infrastructure Olamide Adeoye stated this while speaking at the stakeholders meeting on the project's environmental and social impact assessment held in its Yosha Lagos government area. Plus, TV news correspondents love Ikuku Udukun brings us details and their support. This is the 14th in the series of engagement with stakeholders on the project's environmental and social impact assessment. The meeting saw leaders and representatives from Okira and La in the Yosha local council development area in attendance. We are happy that today we are taking yet another step into the future and our future is the fourth mainland bridge, which all of you have seen. We have seen the designs, we have seen the alignments and we have also discussed the funding model and of course the execution is what we are going to be talking about at the next level. Anything that will reduce our travel time on this axis will be welcome and this fourth mainland bridge will definitely do that, which means if you're going to connect to Ikorodu K2, you don't need to drive through the island and going through Obojokeno, that exists. The project director for the fourth mainland bridge project, Tokumbo Ajanaku, represented the special advisor to Sawulu on works and infrastructure engineer Aramidi Adeoye. He speaks on the essence of the project. We are closing out on the environmental social impact assessment stage and there is a need for us to come back again and again to the people so that we give them a full briefing, take their feedback so that all of us are clearly in understanding of what the project represents. Ajanaku, while thanking the communities for buying into the project, expressed hope that when the fourth mainland bridge comes on stream, it will open up the corridors of that axis and cause businesses to boom. Ultimately, because of the constraints on infrastructure, especially road infrastructure, several businesses are either migrating or thinking of migrating, but when the fourth mainland bridge comes on stream, it will open up this corridor anew afresh, allow for greater connectivity between the mainland and the island. The meeting afforded the stakeholders ample opportunity to seek answers to some of their concerns. There is this concern about some communities and families who feel their lands or houses are being or properties are being taken away from them. So I just want to implore the government to try and improve. I know they have been doing a lot but I want them to improve on you know, dialoguing or consultation and even publicity. They expressed hope that the project will conform with the timeline that has been spelled out to deliver it. The fourth mainland bridge is a 38 kilometer long bridge project conceived by the legal state government. It is expected to become the second longest bridge in Africa on completion. Love Ikuku Uyidoku plus TV news.