By Oluwatosin Maliki
The Lagos State Government has announced that the Adekunle Ramp linking motorists to the Third Mainland Bridge and Ebute Meta in the state, would be temporary closed for 20 days.
According to a statement released on Thursday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, this is in line with the ongoing construction work on the ever-busy route, in order to complete it under a five-week deadline.
Hence, the entire traffic inward and outward of the ramp will close to traffic from Sunday, November 19th till December 8th, 2023 (the completion period of 5 weeks earmarked for the project). Hence, motorists are advised to take these alternative routes:
1. Motorists from Lagos Island heading to Ebute Meta will make use of Ilubirin to connect Carter Bridge (Idumota Bridge) to link Iddo inwards Otto/Oyingbo axis and access Herbert Macaulay Way to link their desired destinations.
2. Motorists from Victoria Island are to go through Bonny Camp to Onikan Marina Bridge, Apongbon to link Eko Bridge, Costain via Apapa Road, Railway Compound to link Alagomeji, Glover Road to access Apena Junction, Herbert Macaulay Way to connect their desired destinations.
3. In the same vein, Motorists wishing to travel through Adekunle to Ebute- Meta from Lagos- Ibadan are advised to make use of Ikorodu Road (Ojota, Anthony, Onipanu, Fadeyi) and Jibowu, to access Herbert Macaulay Way, so as to continue their journeys.
4. Motorists from Gbagada can go through Anthony Interchange to link Ikorodu Road inwards Jibowu to access Herbert Macaulay Way and link their desired destinations.
5. Motorists from Apapa-Oshodi Expressway wishing to link Ebute-Meta are advised to link Oshodi Bridge to Town Planning Way, to Ikorodu Road in order to access their various destinations
Traffic would be diverted to the alternative routes, as security personnel would be present at the construction zones and the various alternative routes/critical points.
Road users are therefore urged to cooperate with the directives, exercise patience and observe safety measures during the palliative works.
Quest Times gathered that the entire stretch of 3rd Mainland Bridge inward and outward is still open to Motorists during this period, noting that it is only the Adekunle ramp that is affected.