Lagos state Permanent Secretary, Work and Infrastructure, Olujimi Hotonu announced
a two-night restriction of vehicular movement on Ikorodu road to enable
works on the dilapidated steel footbridge at Fadeyi Bus Stop.
The restriction which was declared will be active on September 23 between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m and September 24 between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m.
Ge gave out the reason for the restriction is to place the bridge became imperative to protect the lives of pedestrians on the highway.
“There will be partial restriction of movement on Ikorodu road. The
purpose is to rehabilitate the steel foot bridge at Fadeyi Bus Stop with
a new footbridge.
“The entire footbridge would be overhauled, while the disused pedestrian bridge would be pulled down to give way for a new one worthy of the status of the state.
“The main carriage lanes will be shut for two consecutive nights
while the service lanes will be open to traffic. All traffic both inward
Lagos and outward Ojota will be diverted to the service lanes,” he
said.
Olijimi urged all motorists and road users plying the corridor
to cooperate and support the state government and observe all the
precaution signs on the road while the reconstruction is on-going.
The permanent secretary added that the notice of partial restriction
of the road became expedient to enlighten motorists and other road users
to utilise alternative routes to avoid delay as well as obey traffic
officers deployed on the road to ease movement.
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