FG Converts All Traffic To One Lane On Third Mainland Bridge

The Federal Ministry of Works has announced that, in continuation of the ongoing rehabilitation works on the Third Mainland Bridge, all traffic will be diverted to the Iyana Oworonshoki-Lagos Island bound of the Bridge by Thursday, 22nd February.

As part of the ongoing rehabilitation work on the Third Mainland Bridge, the Federal Ministry of Works has announced that by Thursday, February 22, all traffic will be redirected to the lyana Oworonshoki-Lagos Island bound of the bridge.

This will make it possible for the Contractor to carry out the thorough repairs on the Oworonshoki bound.

This is to allow for the timely completion of work on all sections of the bridge and to ensure the speedy hand-over of a newly rehabilitated bridge to the driving public with better comfort & smoother riding surfaces, according to a statement signed by Engr. Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State.

The comptroller stated that the current traffic plan would remain in place while the repairs were being made. As a result, all motorists bound for Oworo are hereby advised to stick to alternate routes during the morning hours, as the bridge will only be accessible by vehicles traveling to the island.

Conversely, island-bound motorists are also advised to continue to use alternative routes in the afternoon when the bridge would only be available for the Oworonshoki-bound traffic.

Recall that MON DIARIES reported on Monday the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed for 24 hours by the Federal Government.

The alternative routes recommended for drivers during the February 18 to February 19 maintenance will also be in effect for the bridge closure on Thursday.

These options include the following routes: Ojota-Ikorodu Road-Funsho Williams Avenue-Eko Bridge-Apogbon-CMS; Gbagada-Anthony-Ikorodu Road-Funsho Williams-Eko Bridge-Apogbon-CMS; and Ojota-Ikorodu Road-Jibowu-Yaba-Oyingbo-Iddo-Carter Bridge-CMS.

It was recommended that drivers comply with the traffic management officials who are stationed to regulate traffic and guarantee easy travel in order to reduce any inconvenience during the repair process.