Traffic buildup has worsened in Lagos as the Lagos State government begins an 8-week traffic diversion on the Third Mainland Bridge.
Diversion on the Iyana-Oworonshoki inwards the Adeniji Adele section of the popular bridge yesterday paralysed traffic flow across Lagos.
Speaking at the diversion point, Transportation Commissioner Oluwaseun Osiyemi said 250 traffic management personnel had been deployed in the axis to minimise inconvenience and ensure hitch-free movement for motorists.
Osiyemi said the Federal Ministry of Works, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) were working with the state government to ensure safety, security and sanity during the period of the repairs.
The commissioner urged motorists to adhere to the state’s traffic management plan, saying the road repairs were meant to ensure the convenience of motoring Lagosians.
The Federal Controller of Works, Mrs. Olukorede Keisha, announced that the Adeniji-bound lane would be open to traffic from midnight to noon.
She said it would then be closed to vehicular movement, while motorists inbound Lagos Island would be diverted to Eko Bridge via Ikorodu Road.
Others present at the diversion point were Lagos State Police Commissioner Fayoade Adegoke; FRSC Lagos Sector Commander Babatunde Farinloye; the General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bakare Oki-Olalekan; state officials and law enforcement agencies.