The closure of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway scheduled for Saturday, August 3, 2019 has been shifted to September 2, 2019.
The proposed closure was to enable the contractors working on the road carry out repairs on a portion of the road.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti, announced the shift in date in Lagos on Friday.
According to him, the shift in the date of the closure of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway was to reduce the inconveniences it was capable of causing to road users at a time when heavy traffic was expected.
His words: “You may wish to know that the road project is an ongoing one and the contractor’s mode of operation is to create diversion as necessary to enable reconstruction work to be carried out at a specific location.
“This has been done on several occasions along the alignment.
“The intended reconstruction and expansion work of the section between Berger Junction and Kara Bridge is designed to follow the same way.
“This location has high volume of traffic and commercial activities, hence an early release of information to the public to intimate them of the planned work.
“The idea is to divert traffic at this location to enable construction work to be carried out.
“To ensure effective traffic management and show sensitivity to Nigerians, the government and the contractors have now reviewed the work plan.”
