Lagos State

=== Fourth Mainland Bridge ===
{{Main|Fourth Mainland Bridge}}
[[File:From-space3.jpg|thumb|Artificial island with bridge]]
The Fourth Mainland Bridge is a 38&nbsp;km long [[bridge]] project by the [[Lagos State Government]], connecting [[Lagos Island]] by way of  Langbasa([[Lekki]]) and Baiyeku(Ikorodu) across the [[Lagos Lagoon]] to Itamaga, in [[Ikorodu]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=NAN|date=22 January 2020|title=Lagos assembly ll support delivery of fourth mainland bridge|work=Guardian Nigeria Newspaper|url=https://m.guardian.ng/news/lagos-assembly-ll-support-delivery-of-fourth-mainland-bridge|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> The bridge is a 2 x 4 lane carriageway cross-sectional road with permission for BRT Lane and future road contraction. It is expected to become the second longest bridge in Africa, featuring 3 toll plazas, 9 interchanges, 4.5&nbsp;km Lagoon Bridge and an eco-friendly environment amongst other added features.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=800 houses for demolition as Lagos budgets $2.2b of 4th Mainland Bridge|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/800-houses-to-go-as-lagos-proposes-2-2b-for-4th-mainland-bridge/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Exit 4th mainland bridge.jpg|thumb|Bridge exit]]
In April 2021 there were 6 bidders for the US$2.5 billion project. By December the preferred bidder would be known.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-28|title=Lagos says Fourth Mainland Bridge contract with funding ready in December 2021 - Nairametrics|url=https://nairametrics.com/2021/04/28/lagos-says-fourth-mainland-bridge-contract-with-funding-ready-in-december-2021/|access-date=2022-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2022 the Lagos State Governor, [[Babajide Sanwo-Olu]], reiterated the plan by the state government to commence the construction on the Opebi-Mende link bridge and the 38-kilometre 4th mainland bridge: ''"Construction work on the 38km 4th Mainland Bridge — which will be the longest in Africa — and the Opebi-Mende link bridge will commence this year."''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-03|title=Sanwo-Olu says Opebi-Mende link bridge, 4th mainland bridge projects to commence 2022 - Nairametrics|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/01/03/sanwo-olu-says-opebi-mende-link-bridge-4th-mainland-bridge-projects-to-commence-2022/|access-date=2022-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lagos to begin construction of 4th Mainland Bridge 2022 - Sanwo-Olu - P.M. News|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/01/03/lagos-to-begin-construction-of-4th-mainland-bridge-2022-sanwo-olu/|access-date=2022-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref>