Lagos state government has announced that the Apapa Marine Beach bridge will be closed for five months, from Wednesday 27th May, to Wednesday 21st October, 2020.

The closure will allow the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out emergency repairs on the bridge, in line with the government’s vision of providing a better transportation system in the state.

As disclosed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, In a statement from the Lagos state Ministry of Transportation, the repairs were long overdue, and necessary to ensure safety of Lagosians, given the number of motorists that use the route.

According to the Commissioner, the repairs, which will be executed in two phases, taking one lane of the bridge at a time, would also include bearing and expansion joint replacement.

He said; “The first phase will involve handling the lane inbound Apapa while the second phase will be designated to work on the lane that conveys vehicles outside the axis”.

The Commissioner noted that alternative routes around the bridge had been improved to make them motorable, and ease movements for road users

Managing the construction period, the statement noted that Traffic Management Authorities would be hard at work to ameliorate the expected traffic issues and supervise other arrangements.

The statement read: ”Motorists inwards Wharf road will be diverted to the other section of the bridge outwards Apapa, a contraflow of 200metres has been put in place for vehicles to realign with a proper direction inwards Ajegunle or Wharf road, Apapa, while Motorists descending to Total Gas under bridge will drive without any hindrance”.