Lagos Govt broadcasts weekend evening site visitors diversion at Ojuelegba flyover bridge
The Lagos State Authorities has introduced a weekend evening site visitors diversion on the Ojuelegba Flyover bridge for the set up of a truck barrier, aimed toward enhancing street security.
The diversion will happen between 10:00 PM on Saturday, October fifth, and 5:00 AM on Sunday, October sixth, 2024, as a part of the federal government’s site visitors administration technique to forestall additional incidents and lack of lives by enhancing street security and controlling the motion of industrial quality autos.
The announcement was contained in an announcement shared on the official X (previously Twitter) account of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation on Thursday.
“The Lagos State Authorities has introduced an evening site visitors diversion for the set up of truck barrier at Ojuelegba Flyover Bridge by Fireplace Station, between 10.00pm on Saturday fifth and 5.00am on Sunday sixth October, 2024,” the assertion learn partly.
It added, “The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi implore Motorists to be affected person because the transient closure of the bridge is deliberate for evening time as a part of site visitors administration technique to avert additional accidents and lack of lives.”
Extra perception
The assertion additionally outlined different routes for motorists to observe in the course of the night-time site visitors diversion, aimed toward facilitating the set up of a truck barrier on the Ojuelegba Flyover Bridge with minimal disruption.
Motorists touring from areas equivalent to Eko Bridge, Costain, and Iponri and heading in direction of Ojuelegba are suggested to make use of the designated Service Lane, ranging from the Nationwide Stadium gate, to connect with Barracks and proceed to their supposed locations. This alternate route is predicted to ease site visitors move and cut back congestion whereas the mandatory development work is carried out.
Moreover, the assertion famous that the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, additionally appealed to motorists for cooperation and persistence all through the transient closure of the flyover.
He reassured the general public that the timing of the diversion has been strategically chosen to happen in the course of the evening, when site visitors quantity is considerably decrease, to reduce the inconvenience to street customers.
By scheduling the set up for late hours, the federal government goals to restrict disruptions throughout peak daytime hours, guaranteeing that street customers expertise as little inconvenience as doable.
This strategy is a part of the broader site visitors administration technique aimed toward guaranteeing smoother move and public security whereas mandatory infrastructural upgrades are accomplished.
