# First Niger Bridge reopens after about 38 days of emergency repairs

> The bridge between Onitsha and Asaba reopened to traffic after about 38 days closed; the report did not say all rehabilitation was complete.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-16
- **Original source:** [Punch Newspapers](https://punchng.com/fg-reopens-first-niger-bridge-after-38-day-closure-2/)
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- **Language:** English
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The Federal Government reopened the First Niger Bridge between Onitsha and Asaba after it had been closed for about 38 days for emergency rehabilitation. It closed on September 7 after vandalised structural components, including expansion-joint steelwork, were found; reopening took place on October 15.

Traffic resumed, but the report did not describe the rehabilitation as fully complete.

[Punch Newspapers](https://punchng.com/fg-reopens-first-niger-bridge-after-38-day-closure-2/)

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