By Correspondent in Lagos.
The Lagos State Government has partially closed Marine Bridge from January 17 to April 2, 2022 for Emergency repairs on the infrastructure.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement in Lagos, said the development was also to allow the Federal Government carry out routine maintenance works on the bridge infrastructure.
According to him, the temporary closure is in two sections: Apapa Outbound, which will be repaired between January 17 and 9 March 9, 2022, adding that the Apapa Inbound section of the bridge had been scheduled from March 10 to April.2, 2022.
Throwing light on alternative routes, the Transport Commissioner said that traffic outbound Apapa would be diverted to give way for contraflow of traffic between RRS point and Total Bridge.
Oladeinde said motorists using lighter vehicles would be diverted to Marine Beach by Mobil filling station to connect ljora Bridge or make use of service lane by Leventis to connect Naval Dockyard to link Total Under the bridge to further their journeys.
For the inbound Apapa Motorists during the second phase of the rehabilitation works, Oladeinde explained that traffic inbound Apapa would be diverted to allow contraflow of traffic between Total Bridge and RRS point.
He further explained that motorists using lighter vehicles would be allowed to descend towards Total Under Bridge and make use of Fire Service road to connect Marine Beach by Mobil filling station, adding that those heading towards Apapa would make a detour and connect Area B through NAGAFF, using Mobil filling station service lane.
He assured that palliative repairs had been carried out on all the aforementioned alternative routes, to ameliorate the effect of Traffic and deployment of Lagos State Traffic Management personnel (LASTMA) to manage the diversion plan.
The Commissioner, therefore, advised motorists to exercise patient, assuring them that measures were aimed at providing quality and safe road infrastructure for the public.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
