Lagos govt plans visitors diversion in Ikeja for 10km Capital Metropolis Race on November 23 

The Lagos State Authorities has introduced plans for a visitors diversion to accommodate the 10km Capital Metropolis Race scheduled for Saturday, November 23, 2024.

The race, which runs between 5:00 AM and 11:00 AM, will have an effect on a number of main roads within the Ikeja axis, requiring motorists to discover different routes in the course of the occasion.

An announcement printed on the official X (previously Twitter) account of the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Friday, highlighted the affected routes.

These embody Shoprite Alausa, Billings Manner, Kudirat Abiola Manner, Opebi Hyperlink Bridge, Allen Avenue, Adeniyi Jones, and Oba Akran Avenue.

The race will conclude on the Police Faculty Sports activities Secretariat/Gymnasium. Junctions and intersections alongside these roads will likely be quickly blocked and manned by officers from the Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority (LASTMA), the Nigeria Police Pressure (NPF), the Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC), and the Lagos State Neighborhood Corps (LSNC) to make sure a clean occasion.

“The Lagos State Authorities has introduced that visitors will likely be diverted to accommodate the maiden version of the 10-kilometer Capital Metropolis Race between 5:00 am and 11.00 am tomorrow Saturday,  twenty third November,  2024. 

“To this finish, the next route ranging from; Shoprite Alausa Ikeja inwards Billings Solution to Kudirat Abiola Manner, Opebi Hyperlink Bridge, Opebi Glo Tower inward Allen Avenue, Allen Junction, GTBank on Adeniyi Jones,  AP Filling Station on Oba Akran Avenue, Samsung Licensed Service Centre to Police Faculty Sports activities Secretariat/Gymnasium will likely be partially closed off to vehicular motion. 

“Consequently, all junctions and intersections from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja to the vacation spot (Police Faculty Sports activities Secretariat/Gymnasium) will likely be blocked with limitations, manned by LASTMA, NPF, FRSC, and LSNC to forestall different street customers entry to the principle race hall,” the assertion learn partially.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation urged motorists to stay affected person because the street closures are a part of the visitors administration plan for the occasion. He added that intersections will likely be intermittently reopened because the race progresses to reduce inconvenience for street customers.

Motorists are suggested to plan their actions accordingly and cooperate with visitors officers to make sure the success of the inaugural Capital Metropolis Race.

What you must know  

Along with the deliberate visitors diversion in Ikeja for the 10km Capital Metropolis Race, different visitors diversions are at present in impact throughout Lagos to accommodate vital infrastructure tasks.

• The Lagos State Authorities lately introduced a 15-month visitors diversion at Mile 2, which started on November 11, 2024, to facilitate the development of the brand new Transport Interchange Terminal. This challenge goals to combine rail, bus, water, and non-motorized transport, addressing the town’s rising transportation wants.

• The diversion impacts Loop 1 on the Apapa-bound lane and Loop 4 on the Badagry-bound lane and can final till February 16, 2026. Motorists are suggested to make use of different routes, similar to Akinwande Highway for Badagry-bound visitors and Durban Highway for Apapa-bound visitors, to ease congestion.

• Moreover, a three-month visitors diversion on the Marine Bridge, outbound Apapa, commenced on Monday, November 18, 2024. This diversion, set to run till February 25, 2025, is to permit for pressing asphalt repairs overseen by the Federal Ministry of Works.

• Motorists heading towards Lagos Island are suggested to make use of the Eko Bridge by way of Costain Roundabout, whereas these heading to Ijora Causeway or Iddo can navigate by means of Ijora 7up or different designated routes.

These diversions are a part of ongoing efforts by the Lagos State Authorities to enhance transportation infrastructure whereas minimizing disruption for street customers.