Lagos State Government has announced the partial closure of Marine Beach Bridge by Total Gas, inwards Apapa for five months, from Wednesday May 27 to Wednesday October 21 2020, for repair work.
According to a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, the planned repairs on the bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works is vital to the safety of the people of Lagos, especially motorists plying the route to access different parts of the State.
He said, “A contraflow of 200 metres will be put in place for vehicles to realign with a proper direction inwards Ajegunle or Wharf Road, Apapa, in order to ensure that motorists descending to Total Gas underbridge will drive without any hindrance”.
The Commissioner stated that the officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other State law enforcement agencies will be deployed to the axis to ameliorate inconveniences that might arise from the closure.
He, therefore, appealed to all vehicle owners and residents of the area to cooperate with the traffic management officers deployed to the area.
