The Lagos State Government has announced a three-hour traffic diversion in the Ikeja area of the state on Saturday and Sunday.
This is according to a Friday statement from the Lagos State Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation Oluwaseun Osiyemi.
“For the safety of pedestrians on Ikeja Along connecting with the Ikeja Train Station to access the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, Red Line, the Lagos State Government will be diverting traffic at PWD inwards “Ile Zik” axis of the Lagos Abeokuta Expressway, tomorrow Saturday 23rd March and Sunday 24th March 2024 between 5 am and 8 am (3 hours) each day.
“The diversion plan is for the installation of some vital components of the ongoing pedestrian bridge construction at Ikeja Along,” the statement read.
He listed the alternative routes to include,
“Traffic from Abule Egba to Oshodi will be diverted to Agege Motor Road by “Ile ZIk” to link Akanni Doherty Road and Oba Akran Avenue and proceed to Kodesoh to access the Airport Ramp to connect Bolade/Oshodi.
“Traffic heading to Dopemu/Abule Egba from Bolade/Oshodi will be diverted to Works Road by PWD inwards Oba Akinjobi Way to access the newly constructed Ikeja Overpass inwards Agege Motor Road to access the desired destinations.”
