Motorists and passengers have been left stranded for hours in a severe traffic gridlock along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The congestion, centred around the Sagamu Interchange section of the route, has reportedly spilled over to the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway and the Abeokuta–Kobape–Siun–Sagamu (PMB) Expressway, bringing movement to a standstill.
Traffic officials who spoke with Daily Trust blamed the snarl on the road reconstruction along the highway.
According to reports, many commuters resorted to using commercial motorcyclists or trekking along the Sagamu and Abeokuta routes.
Spokesman of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, urged travellers to take alternative routes to avoid the traffic logjam.
“Consequently, travellers are advice to take the alternative routes below, particularly for those that are just driving towards the axis and for those that are already held up in the traffic jam, they should be patient and apply caution as TRACE, POLICE and the FRSC are already on ground and on top of the situation to resolve the traffic conflict.
“Nevertheless, operatives of security and safety services mentioned above are on ground managing the traffic challenge by preventing route violation and reckless driving, while the Construction Engineers are being contacted to open some closed axis to ease the gridlock and the backlog the unfortunate stand still has generated.
“However, any inconveniences is highly regretted,” Akinbiyi said in a statement.