By The Lagos State Government will shut down the Third Mainland Bridge from midnight Friday, 26th to midnight Saturday, 27th February, 2021.
This follows the completion of the replacement of the 12th expansion joint and to demobilize the superstructure of the Bridge.
According to the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, the total closure of the bridge was slated to enable the contractors move the equipment used during the rehabilitation process off the bridge completely to allow both the Oworonshoki and Adeniji bound lanes open fully to traffic.
Motorists from Ogudu, Alapere and Gbagada are to use Ikorodu Road, Jibowu and Yaba as alternative routes, while Iyana Oworoshoki-bound traffic from Lagos-Island, Iddo, Oyingbo, Adekunle and Yaba are enjoined to use Herbert Macaulay Way, Jibowu and Ikorodu Road as alternative routes, as advised by the commissioner.
Oladeinde assured that Traffic Management Personnel would be deployed along the affected routes to minimize and address any traffic impediments during the closure.
He further declared that the bridge is now safe for use by all and sundry, while commending Lagosians for their cooperation during the prolonged repair works of the Bridge.
