LASTMA Deploys 350 Officers For Lagos City Marathon

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says no fewer than 350 officers have been deployed and mobilised for the Access Bank-Lagos City Marathon billed for Saturday.

“We have about 350 officers minimum to control traffic for a hitch-free exercise; we are starting work from this night. “Motorists should endure this; the marathon is a good thing for Lagos. Let motorists be careful on the road,”

General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olajide Oduyoye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.

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He said that anyone that could postpone whatever he or she needed to do on Saturday to another day could consider doing so.

“Let us come out and enjoy the marathon rather than being held up in traffic because of the restrictions,” the general manager said.

Oduyoye, who urged motorists to heed traffic diversions and obey traffic officers, said that the marathon was not meant to bring any pain to road users.

NAN reports that the travel advisory by the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) stated that the marathon, starting from 5.30 a.m., would see some of the major highways in Lagos experience total closure while it is on.

Outlining the routes, the statement said: “The Marathon shall commence from the National Stadium, Surulere, and shall go through Funsho Williams Avenue, Ojuelegba Bridge and Dorman-Long Bridge to descend into Ikorodu Road.

“The race will go through Fadeyi, Obanikoro, Anthony and connect Gbagada, Third Mainland Bridge, Adeniji, Osborne Road, Alfred Rewane (Old Kingsway) Road, Falomo Roundabout, Bourdillion Road and Cable Bridge.

“In view of the designated routes of the Marathon being closed to traffic, in some instances, from 4.00a.m, it is imperative that motorists and commuters be advised on alternative routes.’’