The Lagos State Government has announced a four-week partial closure of the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway to allow rehabilitation of failed sections of the road.
The closure, which begins on Wednesday, February 11, will enable the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out repairs.
The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement posted on the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation’s X handle on Tuesday.
According to Osiyemi, the rehabilitation will cover the stretch from U-Turn Bus Stop to Sango Tollgate, affecting both inbound and outbound lanes.
“The rehabilitation work is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, and end on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, spanning a period of four weeks,” the statement said.
To reduce traffic disruption, Osiyemi said the project would be executed in two phases.
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Phase One, which will affect Abeokuta-bound traffic, will run from Wednesday, February 11, to Wednesday, March 4, 2026, covering the section from U-Turn Bus Stop inward to Sango Tollgate.
“During this phase, traffic from Lagos/Abule-Egba inward Abeokuta/Sango Tollgate will be diverted to one half of the carriageway, approximately 20 metres away from the active work zone, and restored to full access after the work area,” the statement said.
It added that rehabilitation would be carried out one lane at a time, with traffic diverted to the rehabilitated section once a half is completed, while work continues on the other side.
Osiyemi said motorists on the Lagos-bound carriageway would enjoy free flow of traffic during Phase One.
According to the statement, Phase Two will affect Lagos-bound traffic from Wednesday, March 4, to Wednesday, March 11, 2026, covering the stretch from Obadeyi Bus Stop to Ekoro Junction.
During this phase, traffic from Abeokuta/Sango Tollgate inward Lagos/Abule-Egba will be diverted through one half of the road, about 20 metres from the work zone, with normal traffic restored after the construction area.
The commissioner said work would also be executed in halves during Phase Two, with traffic redirected to completed sections as rehabilitation progresses, while Abeokuta-bound traffic would continue to move without interruption.
Osiyemi assured road users that adequate traffic management measures would be in place throughout the project.
He advised motorists to plan their journeys, obey traffic signs and cooperate with traffic officials, appealing for patience as the repairs are carried out in the interest of all road users.
The announcement comes amid ongoing infrastructure interventions on major federal highways across the region.
