The Federal Government has directed the immediate closure of the Ijora-Olopa Bridge following the discovery that some miscreants have tampered with the major reinforcement elements of the deck from underneath which led to the failure of a section of the Bridge along Ijora Olopa Road, beside Water Corporation, Ijora.
Persecondnews reports that a portion of the bridge had caved in on Wednesday morning causing traffic gridlock both inward and outward Apapa port.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) identified the failed section as the Ijora-Olopa inward Ijora-Oloye–Apapa.
Consequently, the roads leading directly to the Bridge such as Costain inward Eko Bridge and Carter Bridge descent inward Ijora Oloye have, as a result, been closed to traffic.
A statement by Fashola’s Special Adviser on Communications, Hakeem Bello, said
Working with the Lagos State Government and other traffic management authorities, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos has also issued the following Traffic Advisory to ensure that motorists and other members of the commuting public are able to use alternative routes:
“From Eko Bridge motorists should take IGANMU/ SIFAX to Ijora Oloye or Apapa.
“From Iddo to Ijora-Oloye/ Apapa; traffic will be diverted at the intersection underpass at Ijora Olopa on contraflow, and reconnected at the U-Turn to Ijora-Oloye or Apapa.”
Fashola had on several occasions served notices to quit to illegal squatters occupying Lagos under bridges as fire incidents and other illegal activities underneath such bridges often result in extensive damage of the vital infrastructure constructed with the nation’s scarce resources.
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