Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos State Commissioner of Transport
By CHIAZO OGBOLU
The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion plans for the 2025 Capital City Race scheduled for early hours of Saturday between 6.00 a.m. and 9.00 a.m.
The Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Ministry of Transportation, Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
“The 10 km race organised by the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) was in collaboration with the Capital City Race Organisers.
“The race will start off from Ikeja Shopping Mall through Billings Way to Kudirat Abiola Way to Opebi link bridge, Adeniyi Jones, Oba Akran (LASUTH) ending up at Arch Bishop Vining Memorial Church on Oba Akinjobi Way, Ikeja,” she said.
Ogunlola said some roads, junctions, and intersections along the race routes would be partially closed to traffic during the competition and opened intermittently as the race progresses.
She added that officers of the Nigeria Police, the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority would be on duty to guide motorists and ensure safety.
“Motorists are advised to be patient as the partial road closure is part of traffic management plan to manage traffic during the race,” she said. (NAN)
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