FG Announces 6-Week Partial Closure Of Lagos–Ibadan Expressway

Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Works, has announced a six-week partial closure of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. The closure will help to carry out urgent repairs on expansion joints at Kara Bridge, Magboro Bridge, and Arepo–Punch Bridge.

According to the Ogun State Federal Controller of Works, Michael Komolafe, the closure became compulsory to resume critical rehabilitation works that were previously suspended on the Lagos-bound section of Kara Bridge after public complaints about prolonged traffic congestion.

He then apologised to motorists for the inconvenience, stressing that improved traffic management arrangements would be implemented to ensure swift and durable repairs.

His words, “At Kara Bridge, we have finished half of it. So we are facing the other half of it. Instead of causing traffic, that’s why we suspended the work temporarily. Now we are getting instructions from the Ministry of Works to resolve this issue.

We are supposed to start immediately, but we are shifting it to Monday. We expect to complete half of each expansion joint within a week. For the Ibadan-bound side, covering three bridges, we will divide the work into phases so each bridge takes about a week.”

WOW.