Views: Visits 5 ….Says preferred bidder emerges Oct By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State government said, yesterday, that construction of the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge is estimated to cost $2.5 billion. The state government had, in September 2020, announced an estimation of $2.2 billion for the construction. The 4th Mainland Bridge is a proposed 38-kilometer long bridge initiative by the Lagos State government, connecting Lagos Island by way of Lekki, Langbasa and Baiyeku towns, and across Lagos Lagoon to Itamaga in Ikorodu. On completion of the project, it is expected to become the longest bridge in Africa. Director-General, Office of Public-Private Partnership, PPP, Lagos State, Mr. Ope George, stated this during the ongoing ministerial briefing to commemorate the second anniversary of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration in office, in Alausa, Ikeja.