The Lagos State Government has promised the state’s drivers that traffic congestion and hardship to road users won’t result from the traffic diversion order implemented in response to the ongoing restoration of a portion of the Third Mainland Bridge.
The government’s guarantee comes after the eight-week traffic diversion plan was announced, which was brought on by the bridge’s need for certain repairs.
Traffic across Lagos was reportedly stopped on Tuesday due to the detour on the iconic bridge’s Iyana-Oworonshoki-inwards Adeniji Adele segment.
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The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation’s spokesperson, Mrs. Bolalanle Ogunlola, told one of our correspondents over the phone on Wednesday that the Lagos State Traffic Maintenance Agency’s officials had been fully dispatched to make sure the diversion did not result in additional traffic jams or the state’s traffic laws breaking down.
“Some LASTMA officials have already been deployed there,” she stated. They are there to monitor traffic and provide encouragement to drivers to yield to them.
There ought to be no problems. Even before you reach the spot, there are numerous diversion signs posted on the freeway.
250 traffic management professionals have been stationed in the region, according to Transportation Commissioner Oluwaseun Osiyemi, to minimize disruption and guarantee smooth traffic flow for drivers during the diversion period.
In order to guarantee safety, security, and sanity during the repairs, he added, the ministry was collaborating closely with the Federal Ministry of Works, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigeria Police Force, and other pertinent organizations.
PUNK According to Metro, the Lagos State Government announced that a six-week period would be allocated for the reconstruction of a portion of the Third Mainland Bridge.