Lagos State Government will shut down traffic on Dopemu road in Agege by 10 pm on Friday, for the rehabilitation and upgrade of Babajide Sanwo-Olu road for a duration of three months.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement yesterday, said the repair would be executed in three phases, adding that the first phase would focus on Ipaja road to Adealu street junction, which would last for three months.
He said alternative routes had been mapped out by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to enable effective control of vehicular movement along the axis during the construction.
are advised to go through Ipaja road to connect Oyewole street to Seriki street, which will link them to Kolawole and Adebambo streets to access Adealu road for onward movement to their desired destination.
Motorists heading towards the Dopemu bridge from Ipaja (Oke Koto) are to utilise Markaz road to connect Awori street and link Sarumi Alawo street/Oniwaya and Surulere, to continue their journey or alternately go through Alfa Nla from Old Ipaja road to connect Oniwaya/Surulere axis to reach Dopemu bridge.
He said the alternative routes were in good condition and would not pose any difficulty to motorists that plied the routes. The commissioner said the LASTMA personnel would be at the diversion routes for efficient traffic management.