Lagos State Government Tuesday announced that a section of the Jibowu Crossing would be closed for 30 days from Wednesday (July 31) to Thursday (August 29, 2019) for the relocation of gas pipes situated close to the perimeter of the rail line.
In a related development, the State Government
has allayed the fears of motorists over the planned four-month repair works on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, saying adequate measures have been put in place by the present administration to effectively manage the impending traffic situation.
The state government, in a statement by the Ministry of Transportation, the closure and relocation work on the gas pipeline would affect the free flow of traffic around the corridor.
“Consequently, motorists are advised to avoid this area but road users who cannot completely ignore the corridor are advised to obey traffic officers and other law enforcement personnel assigned to manage traffic during the period of relocation of the gas pipeline,” the statement added.
On the planned closure of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Taiwo Salaam, explained that in the project brief made available to the state government, the repair works would narrow both Lagos and Sagamu bound traffic into two lanes on both carriageways respectively and is planned for two months each for inward and outward traffic from the state.
He noted that “Lagos is well prepared and ready for the attendant traffic situation through extensive traffic management and control for the repair works which commences on Saturday, 3rd August 2019 and is envisaged to trigger and compound traffic along the corridors.”
Salaam affirmed that the state has identified four locations to redirect traffic through, while the personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) as well as Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) would be on ground to provide towing vehicles and other necessary support for evacuating unexpected breakdowns.
The Permanent Secretary explained that the area undergoing repairs would have “floodlights and flashing lights placed in strategic places to aid vehicular movement at night,” adding that having the whole area lit at night, apart from safety purposes, is also “to ensure that Julius Berger completes the repair work within the stipulated period.”
He also highlighted other measures already planned by the state government to include the display of advance warning signs; day and night emergency response crew; dummy flagman to direct motorists and slip road provided on both sides of the carriageway.
Salaam added that the diversion of traffic is also earmarked before the first bridge and that motorists coming from Kara would be diverted to the other side (outward Lagos) where an extra lane would be created; once work is done on that section, the same process would be replicated on the other side by creating an extra lane for vehicular movement.
While assuring motorists of the readiness of the Lagos State Government to effectively manage the traffic situation during the period, the Permanent Secretary solicited for the understanding and cooperation of all road users and urged everyone to obey all traffic officials and signs for the entire duration of the reconstruction.
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