NBRRI blames recurring bridge collapse around Mokwa on terrain

The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) has blamed the persistent collapse of bridges, roads, railways and culverts around Mokwa area of Niger state on the terrain.  The institute also revealed that it did not foresee the recent collapse of the bridge, adding that the entire bridges around the area are low line and […]

The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) has blamed the persistent collapse of bridges, roads, railways and culverts around Mokwa area of Niger state on the terrain. 

The institute also revealed that it did not foresee the recent collapse of the bridge, adding that the entire bridges around the area are low line and with a kind of soil that is collapsible which needs to be revisited. 

The Director General NBRRI, Prof. Danladi Matawal, made this known in Abuja at the 2018 NBRRI International Conference, titled, ‘Sustainable Development Goals and the Nigerian Construction Industry-challenges and the Way Forward.’ 

According to him, “There has been the reoccurrence of bridge collapses in road, railway and culvert around Mokwa area because of the terrain. There was the need to adequately design to contain extreme flooding situations and i think that the design probably did not take proper consideration of this.”

Continuing, he said,“I know we visited about a year ago, two, three collapsed sites in the same environment and it is unfortunate it has re-occurred this year.”