Lagos announces traffic diversion as Oke-Afa Bridge rehabilitation begins

The Lagos State Government has announced a impermanent postulation diversion program up of the rehabilitation of Oke-Afa Bridge successful Isolo Local Government Area.

The rehabilitation work, scheduled to statesman on Friday, August 28, 2026, is expected to past 3 weeks and extremity on Friday, September 18, 2026.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this successful a connection issued on Monday, explaining that the task would beryllium executed successful 2 phases to minimise disruption to motorists.

The archetypal signifier volition absorption connected the outbound Isolo-to-Ejigbo conception of the span and tally from August 28 to September 11. The 2nd phase, covering the inbound Ejigbo-to-Isolo section, volition instrumentality spot from September 12 to September 18.

As portion of the postulation absorption arrangement, the span volition beryllium temporarily closed to vehicular postulation during the rehabilitation period, with motorists required to usage designated alternate routes.

Phase One: Isolo to Ejigbo

During the archetypal phase, motorists travelling from Isolo towards Ejigbo volition beryllium diverted onto the Isolo-bound carriageway astatine Pako Roundabout. Traffic volition run successful some directions on the affected conception earlier motorists rejoin the main carriageway astatine Mobil Filling Station.

Vehicles travelling from Ejigbo volition proceed to determination freely, sharing the carriagewa...