The Lagos State Government has declared that the Third Mainland Bridge will be completely shut down for 24 hours to enable the contractor carry out a major part of the ongoing repair works on the bridge.
This comes after more than a week since the Federal Government continued the repair works on the Iyana Oworonshoki to the Lagos end of the bridge and the finishing of repair works on the reverse carriageway of the bridge.
The Federal Ministry of Works announced the closure in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Monday, February 26, 2024.
Osiyemi in the statement said the closure will affect both directions of the carriageways from 12 noon on Wednesday, February 28 to 12 noon on Thursday, 29, 2024
The commissioner urged all road users to take alternative routes already provided during this time as the bridge would not be accessible to traffic for 24-hours.
Osiyemi assured road users that the traffic management officials would be available to control traffic and reduce inconveniences.
Repair works have been in progress on the bridge since January with partial closures for in and outbound traffics.
The federal government had in January 2024 shut down the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge for the efficient rehabilitation works of the whole section of the bridge.
The Third Mainland is said to be Africa’s second-biggest bridge, spanning nearly 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) to connect Lagos Island, the commercial centre of the city, with the mainland where most people reside.
The bridge was built in 1991 by the then administration of the former Military President Ibrahim Babangida.
