The Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge is scheduled for closure by the Federal Government starting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
On Thursday, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, issued a statement making the announcement.
Kesha specified that the closure would affect the Lagos Island-bound carriageway of the bridge.
She urged motorists to adhere to traffic regulations and explore alternative routes to mitigate inconvenience during the ongoing extensive repairs on the highway.
“The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works wish to inform the motoring public that the emergency repairs of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos will continue with the closure of Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele bound for the effective repairs of the entire section of the bridge.
“Consequent upon the above, motorists are hereby advised to use alternative routes,” she said.
Kesha provided a roster of alternative routes and connections, which encompass Ojota-Ikorodu Road-Funsho Williams Avenue-Eko Bridge-Apogbon-CMS and Ojota-Ikorodu Road-Jibowu-Yaba-Oyingbo-Iddo-Carter Bridge-CMS. Additionally, Gbagada-Anthony-Ikorodu Road-Funsho Williams-Eko Bridge-Apogbon-CMS was included in the list.
“Motorists are further advised to cooperate with the traffic management officials deployed to manage traffic and ensure hitch- free movements in order to minimise the discomfort during this repair period.
“While thanking the general public for their past cooperation and understanding, more is expected this time around,” she said.
Reports states that the ongoing extensive rehabilitation of the 11.8-kilometer Third Mainland Bridge is part of a comprehensive restoration effort.
This bridge, which is the longest of the three connecting Lagos Island to the Mainland, spans from Oworonshoki, intersecting with the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and concludes at the Adeniji Adele Interchange on Lagos Island.
Initially constructed in 1990, the Third Mainland Bridge held the distinction of being the longest bridge in Africa until 1996, when the Oct. 6 Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, was completed.