FRSC announces fresh traffic diversion on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced a fresh diversion of traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway due to the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction works on the highway.

The development is expected to increase hardship being experienced on daily basis by motorists due to allege slow pace of work by the contractor handling the project.

This disclosure is contained in a statement issued on Sunday, June 18, 2023, by the FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, where he stated that the action is in line with the continuation of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Expressway, as the traffic has been diverted from linking the expressway at New Garage Lagos.

The 127.6-kilometer-long expressway connecting Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State and Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city is said to be the busiest inter-state route in the country.

But the project awarded to Julius Berger and Reynolds Construction Company at a sum of N167 billion had been replete with series of delays and setbacks.

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Consequently, the immediate past administration has had to shift the commissioning of the project to President Bola Tinubu as against the earlier plan of having former President Muhammadu Buhari commission the project before he left office.

The government attributed the change of plans to the delay in the non-completion of a critical section in the 4-kilometer last mile to Lagos due to the discovery of black-cutting soil under the pavement.

“Traffic from Isheri Olowora passing through River Valley Estate to link the expressway inward Lagos has been diverted to pass through Babcock College, opposite Enyo filling station to link the expressway and drive into Lagos.

“Alternatively, they could pass through Ojodu and make a U-turn in front of FRSC Ojodu to link the expressways at BRT Bus-stop.”

Kazeem said the FRSC Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, has directed the FRSC Commands along the corridor to ensure hassle-free movement of commuters.

The statement added, “FRSC Corps Marshal,  Dauda Ali Biu while directing the FRSC Commands along the corridor to ensure minimum hardship on behalf of commuters also enjoins the motoring public along the route to exercise maximum patience and cooperate with the law enforcement agencies along the said routes.’’