The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge would be closed to traffic fully on Sunday as the repair work on the bridge is about to be completed.
The bridge is to be closed from 6am till 12 midnight on Sunday.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, revealed this at a news conference.
Opeifa said the need to take traffic totally off the road was necessitated by the requirement for zero vibration while carrying out the concrete casting of the expansion joints currently undergoing repair works on the Oworonshoki-bound section.
As such, he urged motorists approaching from the Lagos end of the bridge to follow the diversion at Adeniji Adele Interchange to connect Carter Bridge, link Iddo interchange where they could easily connect Ikeja, Ojota, Ketu, Ikorodu, Agege, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Alimosho, Oshodi, Abule Egba, among others through Eko Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road and Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.
He said going to Lagos Island would be diverted at Oworonshoki to connect Ikorodu Road (via Anthony interchange) to link Jibowu to Muritala Mohammed Way to Iddo or continue to Eko Bridge through Funsho Williams Avenue or Agege Motor Road.
Alternatively, the could use Apapa-Oshodi Expressway through Mile 2 to connect Ijora, then Lagos Island.
Opeifa said: “Road users should adhere strictly to traffic rules and regulations during the remaining period for the completion of the repair works on Third Mainland Bridge.”
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