The 11.8km bridge was closed to traffic on August 24 for investigative maintenance tests and it was scheduled to be reopened to traffic August 26
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Addressing the specially-assembled traffic officers of the Agency on Thursday, LASTMA’s General Manager, Olawale Musa, said in view of the strategic importance of the bridge to the economy of Lagos and Nigeria in general, the operation to control traffic during the closure would be treated as a major national assignment and a call to service
Okpara had knocked down Obafemi on August 7, 2018 in Igando area of Alimosho, while attempting to evade arrest after violating the State Traffic Law
Speaking with reporters after inspecting the progress of the operation in company of heads of security agencies and other stakeholders, the Commissioner for Transportation, Ladi Lawanson, said it was gratifying to report that the Task Force was able to free the road from Toyota to Mile 2 in a rigorous operation that lasted for 72 hours between Friday and Sunday
Trailers parked indiscriminately over a long stretch of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway have been causing massive traffic gridlock on the road for several days now
The statistics was provided by the Corps Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Commander Bisi Kazeem.
The State Government under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had earlier in the year embarked on massive road construction, rehabilitation and construction of bridges across the State to ease movement of commuters and motorists and as well place the State on sound pedestal for sustained economic growth and development
LASTMA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Olakpe, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the agency still carried out full mental assessment on erring motorists in the metropolis.
The authority has also lost about 10 personnel, while some others suffered injuries with some resulting in amputation in the course of carrying out their duties.
Chris Olakpe, the Chief Executive Officer of LASTMA, made this known during his visit to the Lagos office of the News Agency of Nigeria.
The Chief Executive Officer of LASTMA, Chris Olakpe, made this known during his visit to the News Agency of Nigeria Lagos office.
This was disclosed by the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Olawale Musa, on Wednesday
The power bikes, funded by the Lagos State Lotteries Board, were donated to the Police Command in the State, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency
The explosion occurred at Second Coming gas plant in Magodo area of Lagos State
Those arrested are Bamidele Sheu, a level seven traffic officer, aged 48, and resident of 68, Oke Popo Street, Lagos Island; Ope Adisa, aged 32 and level 5 traffic officer of 8, Freeman Street, Lagos Island; and Babatunde Aluko, 37, traffic officer level 4 of 15, Oriwu Street, Ikorodu.
The concert will take place on December 17 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere in Lagos
It can be recalled that a man, Lukmon Olowu, and a lady, simply identified as Promise, were found dead inside a car behind the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in Ogba, Lagos.
Olowu was said to be into car licensing
Speaking during a joint enforcement carried out in the axis by LASTMA and the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command, the General Manager of the Agency, Olawale Musa, said the State Government had been inundated with several reports of motorists driving against traffic in the corridor, and that it would not allow such illegality to continue.
The removal of the bridge was completed 24 hours ahead of schedule, thus the State Government has lifted the partial restriction of movement in the Fadeyi end of the road
They are Adebeshin Adeola, Davies Idowu, Folashade Abolade, Shittu Lanre, Akinkotu Olusoga, Olowu Said, Olaoye Peter and Adebola Said.