The Lagos State Government announced a traffic diversion while also warning drivers of the failed Deck-on-Pile Bridge at Ijora Olopa incoming Ijora Oloye.
Dr Fredric Oladeinde, the state's commissioner for transportation, added that the bridge had been closed for repairs when he made this statement on Wednesday.
Oladeinde highlighted that the diversion became essential while waiting for repairs to be made by the Federal administration, working with the state administration. However, she did not specify how long the repairs and diversion would last.
Iddo-bound drivers who are going to Ijora-Oloye or Apapa will be diverted at the intersection underpass in a counterflow and will re-connect at the U-turn leading into Ijora-Oloye or Apapa.
Therefore, the ministry urged drivers who use the corridor to comply with LASTMA, the state's traffic management authority, and the measures taken to manage the flow of traffic.
Additionally, the following was included in a statement made by Babatunde Fashola, SAN, Minister of Works and Housing, through his Special Advisor on Communications, Hakeem Bello, which reads in part: ”The Federal Government on Wednesday directed the immediate closure of the Ijora-Olopa Bridge following the discovery that some miscreants have tampered with the major reinforcement elements of the deck from underneath which led to the failure of a section of the Bridge along Ijora Olopa Road, beside Water Corporation, Ijora.
“Roads leading directly to the Bridge such as Costain inward Eko Bridge and Carter Bridge descent inward Ijora Oloye have, as a result, been closed to traffic from last night.
“Working with the Lagos State Government and other traffic management authorities, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos has also issued the following Traffic Advisory to ensure that motorists and other members of the commuting public are able to use alternative routes: From Eko Bridge motorists should take IGANMU/ SIFAX to Ijora Oloye or Apapa. From Iddo to Ijora-Oloye/ Apapa; traffic will be diverted at the intersection underpass at Ijora Olopa on contraflow, and reconnected at the U-Turn to Ijora-Oloye or Apapa.”
