Travellers on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway are in for an extended journey time, as Julius Berger has hinted of yet another diversion of traffic on the expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), which confirmed this on Friday, said it was to enable the contractor extend the ongoing rehabilitation of the road from Magboro to the section where The Punch Media House is located, starting from Monday, October 21, 2019 to January 31, 2020.
The ongoing rehabilitation this time, unless professionally managed, will heavily impact travellers as the festive period draws closer.
Clement Oladele, Ogun sector commander of FRSC, who confirmed the planned traffic diversion to the media, said that the rehabilitation work would cause a temporary diversion of Lagos bound traffic to the Sagamu bound carriageway from Magboro to Punch.
“This temporary diversion of traffic will transfer Lagos bound traffic to the same carriageway conveying traffic outward Lagos. This means that both traffic inward and outward Lagos will be accommodated on the same section of the expressway within the 1.3 kilometers stretch of the road from Magboro to Punch in Ogun State,” said Oladele.
The partial closure of the Lagos end of the express road for ongoing rehabilitation work stretching over 600 metres from Ojodu Berger to Kara Bridge, has left millions of travelers in pains since September 2, as they continue to spend hours in traffic.
The sector commander advised motorists to take note of the development and plan their trips by allowing more time to their traveling time, because of the construction work that would narrow the carriageway which may impair traffic.
“Motorists are also enjoined to observe lane discipline and avoid driving against traffic, as violators risk impoundment of their vehicles and liable to payment of N50,000 naira traffic fine,” he said.
JOSHUA BASSEY
