Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion on Marine Bridge to facilitate emergency maintenance work.
Gatekeepers News reports that the repair scheduled to begin on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, will end on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Commissioner for transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi announced the development through a statement released on Sunday.
Osiyemi urged motorists to use designated alternative routes during the repair period to ease traffic flow.
Alternative Routes for Motorists: Apapa Inward Lagos Island – Motorists can navigate through Costain Roundabout to connect to Eko Bridge, leading to Lagos Island. – Alternatively, drivers can link Ijora 7up via Marine Bridge, access the ramp to Ijora Causeway Access Road, and proceed through Ijora Oloye to Eko Bridge.
Apapa Inward Ijora Causeway/Iddo: – Motorists may go through Costain Roundabout to Eko Bridge, then link Ijora Causeway and access Iddo via the ramp through the U-turn. – Alternatively, drivers can use Marine Bridge to Ijora 7up, connect to Ijora Causeway Access Road via Ijora Oloye, and proceed to Iddo.
The statement added, “For this period, Motorists on the other side from Costain Roundabout will have through traffic inbound Apapa.”
“Motorists are implored to be patient as the diversion is part of the traffic management plans for the rehabilitation works on the asphalt pavement of the road section by the Federal Ministry of Works (Office of the Federal Controller, Lagos).”
