Lagos State Government Announces Closure Of Eko Bridge

The Lagos State government has announced that the Eko Bridge would be closed temporarily for repairs from June 4 to August 13, 2021.

According to the Minister for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, the repair work has become a thing of necessity as the aim is to complete an earlier work of rehabilitation started by the federal government.

Eko Bridge will be closed from Costain to Alaka inbound the National Stadium in Surulere.

Oladeinde said, "Traffic from Apongbon to Alaka, Stadium, Inner Surulere or Ikorodu Road will be diverted to Eko Bridge to access Costain Roundabout to Iponri through Alaka and Funso Williams Avenue.

“Similarly, motorists from Eko bridge will have to navigate their desired destinations through Costain Roundabout to Abebe Village( by Nigerian Breweries Plc) through Eric Moore to Bode Thomas to Adeniran Ogunsanya, to access Shitta Roundabout by Stadium under bridge to Funso Williams Avenue to Dorman-Long Bridge and Fadeyi-Ikorodu Road.

“Motorists can gain access to Apongbon through CMS Outer Marina Road to connect Ebute Metta Ikorodu Road to access their destinations.

“Motorists from Apongbon can pass through CMS to Outer Marina to Adeniji Adele, Third Mainland Bridge, Adekunle to Herbert Macaulay Way, Jibowu and Ikorodu road will also be available.”

Residents in the state have been asked to comply with traffic management personnel during the 10-week repair work and the Lagos State government has appealed to them for their understanding.