ICYMI: Lagos Announces Traffic Diversion In Yaba(See Alternative Route)

The Lagos State Government has announced diversion of traffic from Yaba for the first phase of the construction of the Redline railway project.

News Rain Nigeria gathered that the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the diversion would last for three months from midnight of Friday, 1 Oct. 2021 to 1 Jan. 2022.

“Motorists heading to Murtala Muhammed way from Western Avenue are advised to use Empire Road at Jibowu, while Traffic circulating Murtala Muhammed Way and Yaba Bound will be diverted to Empire Road to access Western Avenue.

ICYMI: Lagos Announces Traffic Diversion In Yaba(See Alternative Route)

“In the same vein, motorists on Herbert Macaulay can also use Empire Road to connect Western Avenue to reach their desired destinations.

“We assured that the site will be cordoned off for the safety of the citizenry, while emergency vehicles will be on ground to tow broken down vehicles along the axis,” Oladeinde said.

According to the commissioner, the three-month-long project was to ensure that the project was completed in record time as promised by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration.