3rd Mainland bridge Lagos to be shut for 3 days from Xmas eve—FG
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on three expansion joints. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the…
48 hours after, Mile 2 still blocked as Apapa gridlocks relocate to Kirikiri, Satellite Town
Whereas the Presidential Order’s 72-hour ultimatum for articulated vehicles to vacate the entire Lagos ports access roads in Apapa and environs, which expired weekend, may have effected minimal sanity, checks around Mile 2 axis revealed continued blockage of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway…
Lagos bad port access roads rob Nigerian exporters, importers $10bn annually
Few days after the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo announced the readiness of the federal government to begin reconstruction work on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, the National President, Cashew Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), Mr. Tola Faseru has disclosed that exporters of agricultural…
Lagos seeks end to Apapa-Oshodi gridlocks, others before closure of 3rd Mainland Bridge
To avoid total collapse of traffic in Lagos, the Lagos State Government has called on the Federal Government to postpone the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge pending when Apapa-Oshodi expressway and other key port service highways are free. Already,…
‘LASG ban on use of Ojuelegba Bridge by containerized trucks may not work now’
Indications have emerged that Lagos State Government had relied on incessant accidents by containerized trucks and cargoes coming from Apapa Port on Ojuelegba Bridge to ban use of related vehicles on the bridge. However, port operators and some tanker/trailer drivers…
Synchronized repairs on Marine Bridge, W’Road’ll frustrate port operations—STOAN
The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), has issued a statement in Lagos arguing that the planned simultaneous closure of the Wharf Road and the Marine Bridge would lead to a build-up of cargo haulage delays inside the port…
