Third Mainland Bridge will be closed for three days starting from Saturday, January 30, Lagos State government has announced.
The closure will last till the midnight of February 1.
The closure is for the completion of the repair works on the double sized expansion.
The announcement was made in a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladehinde, on Thursday.
His words: “The Third Mainland Bridge will be totally closed to all traffic from Saturday till midnight Monday to enable completion of repair works without any interruption that could be caused by vehicular movement on the bridge.
“The bridge repair works is being done assiduously to ensure that the set deadlines for reopening of the entire bridge are met.”
While appealing to residents to co-operate with government in order to ease traffic, he pointed out that alternative routes had been identified for motorists in order to minimize the effect of the closure of the bridge.
Said he: “Motorists from Ogudu, Alapere and Gbagada are advised to use Ikorodu Road, Jibowu and Yaba as alternative routes.
“Motorists from Iyana Oworosoki-bound traffic from the Lagos Island, Iddo, Oyingbo, Adekunle and Yaba should use Herbert Macaulay Way, Jibowu and Ikorodu road as alternative routes.
“Traffic Management Personnel will as expected be deployed and stationed along the affected routes to minimise and address any traffic impediment during the closure.”
