The Lagos State Government has issued a traffic advisory ahead of emergency repairs to a damaged section of the wall and the expansion joints on the Maryland Independence Bridge.
Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a press release on Thursday, said that the repair will take place from 11:00 pm to 4:00 am between Saturday, 16 August and Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Motorists are urged to avoid the area during the repair window and to use alternative routes where possible.
The advisory read, “Motorists inbound Oshodi/Ojuelegba/Stadium/Lagos will be diverted at Maria Lodge in Maryland into the Maryland Bridge to connect Idiroko inwards Anthony to continue their journeys.
“This is because the main carriageway will not be opened to vehicular movement. During the course of the repairs, motorists inbound Ketu/Ikorodu from Lagos/Stadium/Anthony will have unhindered vehicular movement.”
Osiyemi assured the public that traffic management personnel will be deployed to the affected area to minimise inconvenience and manage vehicular movement during the repairs.
He urged motorists to comply with the directives of the officers on the ground to ensure smooth traffic flow.
“Motorists are implored to be patient, as the partial road closure is part of the traffic management plan for the rehabilitation and replacement works on the expansion joints of Maryland Independence Bridge,” the advisory also said.
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