Lagos State Announces Partial Closure Of Third Mainland Bridge

Lagos State has announced the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge.

Newsone reports that the Lagos State Government led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a traffic diversion plan for the commencement of repair works on sections with eroded asphalt along the Third Mainland Bridge. Between 9.00 am to 4.00 pm on Sunday, August 14, 2022.

This online news platform understands that the partial closure of some sections of the Third Mainland Bridge is to allow the State Public Corporation to undertake repairs on those identified sections.

The development is coming barely a day after the state government also announced traffic diversion plan on the Marine Bridge for the Apapa outbound lane of the bridge for a period of about 4 months, following a notification from the Federal Ministry of Works on the ongoing emergency repairs among the bridge.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge is contained in a statement signed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who said traffic will be diverted from one lane to another at the identified section on the Bridge.

The commissioner said that the rehabilitation was necessary to solve tailbacks along the bridge at peak periods due to the eroded sections.

Oladeinde assured that officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) would be stationed to direct traffic in order to ameliorate inconvenience to motorists, imploring vehicle owners to support the State government in its efforts to provide quality and safe road infrastructure.