The Lagos State Authorities has introduced plans for a site 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 various routes throughout 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 Approach, Kudirat Abiola Approach, Opebi Hyperlink Bridge, Allen Avenue, Adeniyi Jones, and Oba Akran Avenue.
The race will conclude on the Police Faculty Sports activities Secretariat/Fitness center. Junctions and intersections alongside these roads will probably be briefly blocked and manned by officers from the Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority (LASTMA), the Nigeria Police Drive (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 site visitors will probably 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 Approach to Kudirat Abiola Approach, Opebi Hyperlink Bridge, Opebi Glo Tower inward Allen Avenue, Allen Junction, GTBank on Adeniyi Jones, AP Filling Station on Oba Akran Avenue, Samsung Approved Service Centre to Police Faculty Sports activities Secretariat/Fitness center will probably 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/Fitness center) will probably be blocked with obstacles, manned by LASTMA, NPF, FRSC, and LSNC to stop different highway customers entry to the principle race hall,” the assertion learn partly.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation urged motorists to stay affected person because the highway closures are a part of the site visitors administration plan for the occasion. He added that intersections will probably be intermittently reopened because the race progresses to attenuate inconvenience for highway customers.
Motorists are suggested to plan their actions accordingly and cooperate with site visitors officers to make sure the success of the inaugural Capital Metropolis Race.
Along with the deliberate site visitors diversion in Ikeja for the 10km Capital Metropolis Race, different site visitors diversions are at the moment in impact throughout Lagos to accommodate important infrastructure initiatives.
These diversions are a part of ongoing efforts by the Lagos State Authorities to enhance transportation infrastructure whereas minimizing disruption for highway customers.
