LAGOS STATE ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC DIVERSION AHEAD OF CITY RACE ON SATURDAY
Agency Report
The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10-kilometer Capital City Race, scheduled for Saturday, November 23.
The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced the diversion in a statement signed by the ministryās Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Bolanle Ogunlola, on Friday in Lagos.
The deputy director quoted the commissioner as indicating that the race would be held between 5am and 11am.
He said, āTo this end, the following route, starting from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja inwards Billings Way to Kudirat Abiola Way, Opebi Link Bridge, Opebi Glo Tower inward Allen Avenue, Allen Junction, will be partially closed to vehicular movement.
āOther routes that will be closed are GTBank on Adeniyi Jones, AP Filling Station on Oba Akran Avenue, Samsung Authorised Service Centre to Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym.
āConsequently, all junctions and intersections from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja to the destination (Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym) will be blocked.
āThe barriers will be manned by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Police, Federal Road Safety Corps and Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps to prevent other road users access to the main race corridor.ā
Osiyemi advised motorists to be patient, as all affected junctions would be unblocked and accessed intermittently by other road users as the race progresses.
NAN
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