The Federal Government has partially shut the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge, to begin comprehensive rehabilitation works on the bridge.
The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, on Tuesday supervised the closure to mark the beginning of the rehabilitation.
The closure was done at the intersection where motorists coming from Ojota link the Third Mainland Bridge on the Island-bound carriageway.
Kesha was accompanied by the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Kayode Farinloye; the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi; the Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adekoya; and other top officials.
She said the closure of the bridge would be done in two phases daily, and traffic would be diverted to different carriageways at different times.
This, she said, was to give motorists the opportunity to use the bridge while the rehabilitation works continued.
She explained that the Mainland in-bound Lagos Island lane would be open from 12.00 a.m. to noon, while those who intend to come from the Island to the Mainland will use Eko Bridge.
She added that from 12.00 p.m. to midnight, motorists would be able to access the bridge from the Island to the Mainland, while motorists from the Mainland heading towards the Island would have to use Eko or Carter Bridge.
Kesha said the rehabilitation works, including the replacement of some expansion joints and the total replacement of asphalt, would last between six to eight weeks.
She said the closure was part of the ongoing work that started in November 2023, focusing on fixing the ramps and some repairs on the remaining parts of the bridge, including the underdeck and lagoon sections.
