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The Lagos State Government
has announced partial closure of the Marine Beach Bridge by Total Gas, inwards
Apapa for five months to pave way for emergency repair works.
The closure takes effect
from Wednesday May 27 to Wednesday October 21.
Commissioner for
Transportation Dr Frederic Oladeinde who made this known on Sunday, said the
repair works by the Federal Ministry of Works is long overdue and vital for the
safety of residents, especially motorists that ply the bridge.
He also explained necessary
palliative works have been carried out on all alternative routes around the
construction site, making them to be in good motorable condition to ease
motorists’ movements during the construction period.
According to Oladeinde, the
repair works which comprised of bearing and expansion joint replacement is
planned to be executed in two phases; with each phase focusing on one lane of
the Bridge at a time.
The first phase will be
handling the lane inbound Apapa while the second phase will be designated to
work on the lane that conveys vehicles outside the axis.
The statement further
disclosed that adequate arrangement has been put in place to manage the
construction period. Motorists’ inwards Wharf road will be diverted to the
other section of the bridge outwards Apapa, a contraflow of 200metres has been
put in place for vehicles to realign with a proper direction inwards Ajegunle
or Wharf road, Apapa, while Motorists descending to Total Gas underbridge will
drive without any hindrance.
The statement added the
Traffic Management Authorities including the Lagos State Traffic Management
Authority (LASTMA) will be stationed at the construction locations to
ameliorate the effect of the expected traffic issues.
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