Julius Berger To Close Lagos – Ibadan Expressway Temporarily

The Lagos bound lane of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway between Magboro and Punch is sheduled to be closed temporarily.

This was announced by the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Commander Clement Oladele.

This is to enable Julius Berger Plc to effect  rehabilitation of the 1.3 kilometre stretch.

The Commander said the construction company informed them of this and thus issued a Traffic Advisory  signed by the Route Commander Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer of the Corps on Friday.

Oladele stated that ongoing road rehabilitation work within the Magboro to Punch section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway would begin “from Monday 21 October  2019 to Friday 31 January 2020.”

He said, the advisory “is to bring to the attention of the motoring public that in view of the ongoing road rehabilitation work on the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway, the construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. has notified the Corps of extension of rehabilitation work on the Expressway from the Magboro to Punch section of the carriageway.

“This is to enable the construction company commence rehabilitation on the 1.3 kilometres stretch of the Expressway from Magboro to Punch.

“Accordingly, the rehabilitation work would cause the temporary diversion of the Lagos-bound traffic to the Sagamu bound carriageway from Magboro to Punch.

“This temporary diversion of traffic would transfer the Lagos inbound traffic to the same carriageway conveying traffic outward Lagos, thereby making both the traffic inward and outward Lagos accommodated on the same section of the Expressway within the 1.3 kilometres  stretch of the  road from Magoro to Punch in Ogun State.”

Motorists, he said should “note this occurrence and plan their trips by allowing more time to their traveling time, in view of the construction work that would narrow the carriage way which may impair motorisation.”