With the commencement of repair work on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, and the attendant partial closure of the bridge, careful planning is important if you are to avoid wasting precious time on your way to or from Lagos Island.

For those going to the Island via the Third Mainland Bridge, the best time is before 12 noon daily as the bridge will be open for them. However, for those coming from the Island, the best time is from 12 noon to midnight, when the bridge is open for them. This should be the case until the repair work, which started yesterday, is completed in November.

Here are details of the traffic management strategy as given in a statement by the Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa:

Daily Diversion Periods:

A. 12 Midnight to 12 noon

1. Vehicles approaching from Oworonshoki and Ikeja/Toll gate/Ikorodu Road end of the Bridge will have unhindered access to the bridge towards Lagos Island.

2. Vehicles from the Lagos end to the bridge (from Obalende, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Lekki, etc.) will be diverted from the Third Mainland Bridge at Adeniji Adele Interchange towards Carter Bridge to link Iddo interchange.

From Iddo to connect Ikeja, Ojota, Ketu, Ikorodu, Agege, Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Agege, Alimosho, Oshodi, Abule Egba etc. via:

a. Herbert Macaulay Road to Jibowu to Ikorodu Road and on....

b. Herbert Macaulay Road to Jibowu to Agege Motor Road to Oshodi and on....

c. Eko Bridge to Funsho Williams Avenue to Ikorodu Road and on....

d. Eko Bridge to Funsho Williams Avenue to Agege Motor Road to Oshodi and on....

e. Ijora to Apapa to Apapa Oshodi Express Way to Oshodi and on....

B. 12 noon to 12 Midnight

1. Vehicles approaching from Oworonshoki and Ikeja/Toll gate/Ikorodu Road end of the Bridge will be diverted at Oworonshoki Interchange.

Through the Oworonshoki Expressway to

a. Ikorodu Road (via Anthony interchange) to Funsho Williams Avenue to Eko Bridge and on...

b. Agege Motor Road (via Oshodi Interchange) to Moshalasi to Jibowu to Muritala Mohamed's way to Iddo and on...

c. Agege Motor Road (via Oshodi Interchange) to Moshalasi to Funsho Williams Avenue to Eko Bridge and on....

d. Apapa Oshodi Express road to Mile 2 and on........

2. Vehicles approaching from the Lagos Island end to the bridge (from Obalende, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Lekki, etc.) will have unhindered access to use the Third Mainland Bridge.

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Opeifa

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