Oworonshoki Bridge repairs: Lagos Govt announces traffic diversion for 110 days

The Lagos State Government has unveiled a broad postulation diversion program successful mentation for exigency repair works connected the Oworonshoki/Third Axial Bridge.

The repairs are scheduled to commence connected Tuesday, 6 May, and are expected to tally done to Tuesday, 23 September 2025—a 110-day task divided into 8 phases, targeting some carriageways of the bridge.

In a connection issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, it was revealed that phases 1 to 4 volition code the inbound conception of the span starring to the Third Mainland Bridge and volition instrumentality spot betwixt 6 May and 14 July. The remaining phases 5 to 8 volition absorption connected the outbound section, moving from 15 July to 23 September.

Osiyemi explained that during the archetypal phase, motorists travelling towards Oshodi oregon Victoria Island via Oworonshoki volition beryllium diverted astir 50 metres earlier the operation portion and volition rejoin their archetypal way instantly aft passing the affected stretch.

“Commuters approaching from the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway are advised to reroute done the Ojota Slip Road, proceed onto Ikorodu Road, and entree Anthony, wherever they tin marque a close crook by the Taxi Park to scope Oshodi,” helium said.

“Other alternate routes see utilizing Anthony via Town Planning Way to nexus Gbagada and proceed via Third Mainland Bridge, oregon travelling from Mowe and its environs done Ojota and Funsho Williams Avenue to link Eko Bridge and proceed to Victoria Island.

“For those coming from Ikeja, a way done Maryland, Funsho Williams Avenue and onward to Outer Marina is advised. Drivers heading to Oshodi from Ikeja should usage Ikorodu Road done Maryland, crook astatine Anthony by the ramp adjacent the Taxi Park, and proceed to Oshodi,” Osiyemi added.

According to him, erstwhile repair works displacement to the outbound conception of the Oworonshoki/Third Axial Bridge connected 15 July, motorists heading towards the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway via Oworonshoki volition beryllium diverted astir 50 metres earlier the operation portion and reconnected to their archetypal lane soon after.

He advised commuters travelling from Victoria Island to destinations specified arsenic Alapere, Ketu, and Ikorodu to see alternate routes by taking the Eko Bridge, continuing done Funsho Williams Avenue, and proceeding via Ikorodu Road.

For those heading to Mowe and adjacent areas from Victoria Island, Osiyemi recommended utilizing Eko Bridge done Funsho Williams Avenue and connecting via the Abiola Garden Ramp.

He further assured that officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, would beryllium deployed passim the duration of the repairs to negociate postulation and minimise disruptions for commuters.

Osiyemi appealed for nationalist practice and patience, emphasising that the partial closure is indispensable to facilitate important attraction enactment connected the bridge’s enlargement joints, being carried retired by the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.