BY FOLASHADE KEHINDE
THERE will be a diversion from the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, 400 metres inward and outward Lagos, and not a closure, the Federal Government has said.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukayode Popoola, who disclosed this, debunked insinuations that the expressway would be closed for three months at Makun-Shagamu.
The reports of closure had followed the installation of cross beams on a flyover being constructed around Makun-Shagamu.
The Controller, however, noted that the flyover had attained about 70 per cent completion.
“The purpose of this inspection is to check the extent of the flyover bridges being constructed on this Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The contractor will launch this beam you are seeing on the ground here at Makun and that will take us about 72 hours to complete,” he said.
“Any vehicle coming from Ibadan that is approaching Makun at kilometer 37 plus 100 will now have to shift to Lagos bound lane and then after this place, another 400 meters away, he will now come back to his lane originally,” Popoola added.
While reiterating that the situation was neither a case of partial closure nor total closure, the controller stated, “It is not partial closure and it is not total closure. Motorists will still be allowed to move but there will be a diversion, 400 metres away and 400 meters after where we are working.”
He said adequate road diversion signs had been provided, and assured that there would be a collaboration between traffic regulatory and law enforcement agencies to avert gridlock.
He also urged motorists to be lane disciplined and obey all diversion signs and traffic laws.
