Lagos State Government has
declared a two-night restriction of vehicular movement on Ikorodu road.
It explained that this was to
enable works on the dilapidated steel footbridge at Fadeyi Bus Stop.
The days declared are September
23 between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. and September 24 between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m.
Permanent Secretary, Works and
Infrastructure, Mr. Olujimi Hotonu, made the announcement in a statement on
Thursday.
He noted that the decision to
replace the bridge became imperative to protect the lives of pedestrians on the
highway.
“There will be partial
restriction of movement on Ikorodu road. The purpose is to rehabilitate the
steel foot bridge at Fadeyi Bus Stop with a new foot bridge.
“The entire foot bridge would be
overhauled, while the disused pedestrian bridge would be pulled down to give
way for a new one worthy of the status of the state.
“The main carriage lanes will be
shut for two consecutive nights while the service lanes will be open to
traffic. All traffic both inward Lagos and outward Ojota will be diverted to
the service lanes,” Hotonu said.
The official urged all motorists
and road users plying the corridor to cooperate and support the state
government and observe all the precaution signs on the road while the
reconstruction is on-going.
The permanent secretary added
that the state government had already put in place effective traffic management
strategies “to manage the traffic during the period of closure.”
Hotonu said the notice of partial
restriction of the road became expedient “to enlighten motorists and other road
users to utilise alternative routes to avoid delay as well as obey traffic
officers deployed on the road to ease movement.”
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