The Lagos State Government has temporarily suspended enforcement of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane restrictions on the Eko Bridge and Odo Iya-Alaro corridors to ease traffic congestion caused by ongoing repairs on the Ifako Bridge.
The Lagos State Government on Monday cleared 54 illegal shanties and dislodged 84 occupants from beneath the Eko Bridge in the Ebute-Ero area of the state.
The Lagos State Government has announced an 8-week traffic diversion to facilitate emergency repairs on the Eko Bridge, starting Monday, September 16, 2024.
The Lagos State Government has announced a two-night traffic diversion from 12:00 midnight till 5:00 am at Alaka inward Stadium Flyover Bridge and Ojuelegba Flyover Bridge by the Fire Station from Friday, 29th to Saturday, 30th December, 2023 for the installation of truck barriers.
The Federal Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi has revealed that the maintenance of Eko Bridge in Lagos would require the importation of equipment worth 1.2 million Euros.
The Lagos State Government has again announced traffic diversion at the National Stadium Bridge along Funsho Williams Avenue on the night of 1st and 2nd September, 2023, between 10.00pm to 6.00 am daily.
The Federal Government says it will be closing the Alaka-Costain-Iganmu section of the Eko Bridge (Inward Island) for another 40 days to carry out repairs on the damage noticed on some of the bridge members.
The Lagos State Government has read the riot act to street traders in the state, especially on the Third Mainland Bridge and Eko Bridge, declaring zero tolerance for street trading in the areas.
The Federal Government has explained that it will re-open both the Eko and Apongbon Bridges ahead of the earlier scheduled date in order to relieve the stress commuters have undergone for almost one year since the bridges were closed after the Apongbon section was gutted by fire and later Ijora Olopa section.
The Federal Government has set July 15 as the new deadline for the completion of repair works and reopening of both Eko and Apongbon bridges in Lagos State to traffic.
The Lagos State Government has once again moved to improve the traffic situation at the OPIC, Kara and Berger axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as the contractors speed up work on the project.
The diversion followed the fire incident that occurred in the early hours of Friday, November 4, 2022, under Eko Bridge at the Ijora-Olopa section
