LRMT RED LINE: LASG ANNOUNCES THREE-HOUR TRAFFIC DIVERSION AT IKEJA FOR INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT IKEJA ALONG 

 
In a bid to ensure the safety of pedestrians on Ikeja Along connecting with the Ikeja Train Station to access the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, Red Line, the Lagos State Government will be diverting traffic at PWD inwards “Ile Zik” axis of the Lagos Abeokuta Expressway, tomorrow, Saturday, 23rd March and Sunday, 24th March, 2024 between 5 am to 8 am (3 hours) each day.
 
The diversion plan is for the installation of some vital components of the ongoing pedestrian bridge construction at Ikeja Along.
 
The alternative routes mapped out for Motorists to utilise during the early hours of the two days are as follows:
 
Scene 1:
Traffic from Abule Egba to Oshodi will be diverted to Agege Motor Road by “Ile ZIk” to link Akanni Doherty Road and Oba Akran Avenue and proceed to Kodesoh to access the Airport Ramp to connect Bolade/Oshodi.
 
Scene 2:
Traffic heading to Dopemu/Abule Egba from Bolade/Oshodi will be diverted to Works Road by PWD inwards Oba Akinjobi Way to access the newly constructed Ikeja Overpass inwards Agege Motor Road to access the desired destinations.
 
Reiterating that the diversion is intentionally fixed for the weekend and at early hours, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi assured that the State’s Traffic Management Personnel will be on ground to manage vehicular movement and minimise inconveniences.

 
Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi
Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation,