FG TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE ADEKUNLE RAMP FOR REPAIRS ON MONDAY
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The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works will close up all ramps of the Third Mainland Bridge to traffic by 7am on Monday.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Keisha, made this known in a statement on Friday.
Keisha said the Federal Government was set to undertake extensive repairs on the Bridge.
The statement read, “In view of the above, the motoring public are hereby notified that all four ramps connecting Adekunle to TMB will be closed at the same going forward.
“Consequently, motorists are hereby advised to use alternative routes while cooperating with the traffic management officials deployed to manage traffic and ensure hitch-free movement.”
Meanwhile in another statement, it read that the Adekunle Ramp, which connects the Third Mainland Bridge to the Ebute Meta neighbourhood in the state, will be temporarily closed, according to the Lagos State Government.
This is due to ongoing construction on the heavily travelled route, which is expected to be finished in five weeks, as stated in a statement released on Thursday by Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the Commissioner of Transportation.
During the five weeks allotted for the project’s completion, starting on Sunday, November 19, and ending on December 8, all vehicles will be prohibited on the ramp.
See the full statement below:
LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENTMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION
PRESS RELEASE
DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC ON ADEKUNLE RAMP, INWARD AND OUTWARD
Following the level of the construction works ongoing on Adekunle Ramp and in order to complete it in record time of Five Weeks, the entire traffic inward and outward of the ramp will close to traffic from Sunday, 19th November till 8th December, 2023, (the completion period of 5 weeks earmarked for the project).
Consequently, alternative routes presently in use still subsist as follows;
1. Motorists from Lagos Island heading to Ebute Meta will make use of Ilubirin to connect Carter Bridge (Idumota Bridge) to link Iddo inwards Otto/Oyingbo axis and access Herbert Macaulay Way to link their desired destinations.
2. Motorists from Victoria Island are to go through Bonny Camp to Onikan Marina Bridge, Apongbon to link Eko Bridge, Costain via Apapa Road, Railway Compound to link Alagomeji, Glover Road to access Apena Junction, Herbert Macaulay Way to connect their desired destinations.
3. In the same vein, Motorists wishing to travel through Adekunle to Ebute- Meta from Lagos- Ibadan are advised to make use of Ikorodu Road (Ojota, Anthony, Onipanu, Fadeyi) and Jibowu to access Herbert Macaulay Way to continue their journeys.
4. Motorists from Gbagada can go through Anthony Interchange to link Ikorodu Road inwards Jibowu to access Herbert Macaulay Way and link their desired destinations.
5. Motorists from Apapa-Oshodi Expressway wishing to link Ebute-Meta are advised to link Oshodi Bridge to Town Planning Way to Ikorodu Road to access their various destinations
Adequate traffic and security personnel are still on ground at the construction zones and the various alternative routes/critical points, Motorists are encouraged to cooperate with them, exercise patience and observe safety measures during the palliative works.
It should be noted that the entire stretch of 3rd Mainland Bridge inward and outward is still open to Motorists during this period as only the Adekunle ramp is affected.
E-signed;
Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi,
Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation.
16th November, 2023.
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