Third Mainland Bridge reopens fully today, LASTMA warns against excessive speed

Third Mainland Bridge reopens fully today, LASTMA warns against excessive speed

As the Third Mainland Bridge reopens fully to traffic today Thursday the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned motorists to maintain permissible speed limits while driving on the long stretch of the newly renovated highway.

General Manager of the LASTMA, Olalekan Oki, gave this warning on Wednesday while addressing officers of the agency expected to monitor and manage traffic along the route.

According to Oki, the comprehensively repaired bridge is fascinating to drive on without any impediments as this might be too tempting and risky not to observe speed limit, thereby resulting in untoward consequences for motorists.

“The government has installed state-of-the-art facilities that will aid motorists in navigating the entire bridge to their various destinations within a reasonable travel time,” he stated.

The LASTMA general manager urged motorists to obey every traffic sign and other installed traffic-related electronic devices where necessary and keep to the approved speed limit.

“Motorists must be conscious of time and plan their journey ahead to avoid unnecessary over-speeding while using the bridge and any other link road across the state,” he said.

He assured the motoring public that the agency would deploy more men, patrol and recovery vehicles to ensure safety of motorists and timely rescue intervention on the bridge.

Oki however cautioned owners/drivers of vehicles to ensure that their vehicles are in good condition before plying the bridge.

The agency, he added, would frown on any avoidable obstacles capable of hindering vehicular movements on the flyover.