Lagos state commissioner for transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde has disclosed that there would be a total closure of Third Mainland Bridge for 24 hours so as to allow the contractors remove all the heavy equipment used for the replacement of expansion joints, among others.
The closure will take effect from midnight on Friday 26th to midnight on Saturday, 27th February 2021. So as to allow the full reopening of the Oworonshoki and Adeniji bound lanes to traffic.
He advised motorists coming from Ogudu, Alapere and Gbagada to use Ikorodu Road, Jibowu and Yaba as alternative routes, while Iyana Oworoshoki-bound traffic from Lagos-Island, Iddo, Oyingbo, Adekunle and Yaba are enjoined to use Herbert Macaulay Way, Jibowu and Ikorodu Road as alternative routes during the period.
The commissioner assured that traffic management personnel would be deployed along the alternative routes to minimize and address any traffic difficult; commendIng Lagosians for their cooperation during the prolonged repair works on the Bridge, and declaring that the bridge is now safe for use by all and sundry when fully reopened.
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