Lagos Govt Set To Shut Apapa Marine Bridge For 3 Months

Apapa Marine Bridge

The Marine Bridge on the Apapa outward section is set to be shut for three months by the Lagos State Government.
The partial closure of the Marine Bridge, according to the state government, would take effect from Tuesday, March 9 to Monday, June 21, 2021, for emergency repair works.

The Marine Bridge on the Apapa outward section is set to be shut for three months by the Lagos State Government.

The partial closure of the Marine Bridge, according to the state government, would take effect from Tuesday, March 9 to Monday, June 21, 2021, for emergency repair works.

The latest development was made known by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, via a statement on Friday.

Oladeinde stated that the partial closure to allow for emergency repairs as necessary to maintain the bridge infrastructure which includes removal and cleaning of the existing expansion joints to prevent further damage.

The commissioner, however, promised that during the closure, traffic will be diverted to alternative routes, saying Apapa inward lane will be divided into two lanes to allow the counter flow of traffic.

He said, “To ameliorate the effect of the expected traffic, palliative works have been completed on the alternative routes to ease movement.

“Motorists inwards Apapa are advised to make use of Total underneath the bridge to connect Naval Dockyard to Danlami to Leventis corridor and/or to connect Marine Beach by Mobil through Federal Fire Service/Obanikoro to Naggaf/North Avenue to Wharf Road.

“While motorists from Ajegunle inwards Iganmu/or Ijora should use Agbo Malu to Tego Barracks to Total underneath the bridge and ascend Marine Bridge to connect their desired destinations.”

He further assured motorists and road users that personnel of the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) would be deployed to the alternative routes to manage traffic encumbrances.