Rail: Lagos shuts Murtala Way, Apapa road for one month

Rail: Lagos shuts Murtala Way, Apapa road for one month

The Lagos State Government has announced a one-month total closure of Murtala Mohammed Way and Apapa Road in the Oyingbo area of the state.

It said the closure beginning from today (Saturday) May 27 and ending Friday, June 30, 2023, is to enable undertake a major construction work of the red line mass transit rail.

The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Fredric Oladeinde, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said traffic would be diverted to other routes to minimise the inconvenience for the motorists.

According to him, traffic on Murtala Mohammed Way will be diverted from Abeokuta Street to link Borno Way through Coasts Street and back to Murtala Mohammed Way.

“Cemetery Street will be open to traffic from Abeokuta Street,” he added.

Oladeinde also said officials of the Lagos State Traffic  Management Authority would be deployed in the affected areas to manage traffic flow.
“Citizens are enjoined to cooperate with the traffic personnel and the interventions provided by the state government to minimize inconveniences,” the commissioner stated.

Traffic diversion for Mushin flyover
Also, in continuation of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line Project, the state government said that traffic would be diverted on two streets in the Mushin area.
The streets where the diversion will take place are Ago-Owu Street on Kayode Street and Ijaiye Street on Ogunmokun Street, both of which will be diverted to the rail level crossing in the Mushin axis from Saturday 27th May to Friday 30th June 2023 for the construction of the Mushin Flyover.

Traffic on Kayode Street will be diverted through Jibowu to link Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway to access Ogunmokun Street.
Traffic on Ogunmokun Street will be diverted to Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, Ilupeju Bypass to access Ikorodu Road.
Oladeinde said LASTMA officials would be deployed to the affected areas to ensure appreciable traffic flow.