The Lagos state government has announced plans to shut Eko
bridge inwards Apongbon bridge on Sunday to allow for “immediate remedial
palliative works”.
Abdulhafiz Toriola, permanent secretary of the ministry of
transportation, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the closure will last
for 24 hours.
The development comes a week after the popular Eko bridge
was reopened to traffic after a 15-month closure.
The 4.1-kilometre bridge links Lagos Island with the
mainland and directly connects Apongbon on the island side.
It was initially shut on March 23, 2022, after many shops
were destroyed in a fire outbreak in the Apongbon market area.
According to Toriola, the planned work on the bridge will be
carried out by the Lagos state public works in conjunction with the federal
ministry of works and housing.
He added that closure will allow uninterrupted palliative
adjustment of the bridge.
He further said that the Lagos State Traffic Management
Authority (LASTMA) personnel have been deployed to control and manage traffic
around C.M.S, Marina, Ijora, and other alternative routes on Lagos Island and
the mainland.
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