The fire incident from a tanker explosion in January 2021
Lagos to divert traffic on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway for Airport bridge repair
Lagos Government has announced the diversion of traffic on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway for repair work to be carried out on the Airport Flyover Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works from Monday, August 9.
It would be recalled that the explosion of a PMS-loaded tanker in January 2021 destroyed parts of the Airport Flyover Bridge at the Toyota busstop end on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway.
Confirming the diversion, Thursday, State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde said in a statement that the Oshodi-bound lane would be barred from vehicular movement from midnight of Monday, August 9 to Saturday, August 14 for the first phase of repairs.
According to him, the second phase of repair work will commence immediately for a duration of seven weeks to hasten the rehabilitation works.
He informed that for the duration of the repair works, vehicular traffic will be diverted from the main carriageway to the service lane of the Oshodi bound lane for the first five days.
Oladeinde disclosed that traffic heading towards the Oshodi-bound lane will be diverted to the service lane at Ladipo, while those heading to Mile 2 will be diverted to the Airport Road, adding that two lanes on both Oshodi and Mile 2 roads will equally be open to vehicular movement to ease traffic.
He added that personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) will manage the flow of traffic and minimise inconveniences that will arise as a result of the rehabilitation work on the bridge.
Oladeinde, however, appealed to motorists to ‘drive with caution and forbearance as this will help ameliorate the traffic gridlock that may arise during the rehabilitation period, affirming that the safety of Lagosians is a top priority of the Lagos State Government.’
