Oyo State government has deployed 100 traffic managers to the Lagos-ibadan Expressway to direct traffic and make the road less congested for users following the resumption of construction work on Kara-berger portion of the road.
Executive chairman, Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA), Akin Fagbemi stated this while briefing journalists on the efforts being made by the state to ease the burden of travelers on the road.
The Lagos- Ibadan express road is the only major road connecting the seaport and international airport in Lagos to the rest of the country and had suffered intermittent neglect for over ten years.
Fagbemi said his officers would be on ground along the expressway, especially around areas where the construction work is taking place to avoid congestion, saying that commuters could get in touch with the men of the agency on +2348114390097 to lodge complaints or seek help.
“The road connects the two states and have great economic impact on the whole nation. If we allow the partial closure to be without giving technical support to the contractor in the area of maintaining smooth traffic at the points of diversion and turnings, the road may be blocked totally.
“The essence of government at all level is to make living conducive for the people and we will not shy away from doing our best to serve the people.
“The portion of the road to be closed to traffic is from Kara Bridge inward Berger and from Berger inward Kara Bridge which amounts to about 1.4 kilometers of the 127.6 kilometers. However, alternative routes have been mapped out with contributions from our sister agency, the Lagos State Road Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA),” he said.
Alternative routes for road users include LagosAbeokuta Expressway from Abeokuta connecting Lagos- Ibadan Expressway, Sagamu– Ikorodu Road from Sagamu Interchange to Lagos-ibadan Expressway.
Others include IjebuOde- Itoikin Road from Ijebu-ode to Lagos-ibadan Expressway.
Recall that Julius Berger, the construction company handling part of the road had previously announced plans to close the road in August but the closure was postponed due to the Muslim Eid-el-kabir celebration and other religious activities scheduled around the period.
