The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun
Osiyemi, who announced this on Friday, said the marathon will take place
between the hours of 5.am and 2.pm.
Travel advisory
Osiyemi listed the following routes to be temporarily shut
to motorists during the marathon as: Funsho Williams Avenue from Stadium,
Surulere, Ikorodu Road to Anthony, Gbagada to Third Mainland Bridge and Third
Mainland Bridge (Inbound and Outbound).
Others include: Dolphin Road to Alfred Rewane Road, Falomo
Roundabout to Bourdillon Road, Lekki Bridge to Freedom Way, Akin-Adesola to
Ahmadu BelloWay.
Consequently the following alternative routes will be
available during the marathon; Apongbon bridge inwards Eko bridge through
Costain Roundabout, Iponri and Bode Thomas for a desired destination or utilize
Eko Bridge through Costain Roundabout and Apapa Road to link Oyingbo/Jebba to
access Herbert Macaulay for a desired destination.
Motorists can equally go through Victoria Island to link
Independence Bridge and CMS bridge to access Apongbon inwards Ijora-Olopa to
Iddo and Oyingbo to connect Herbert Macaulay Road to continue their journeys.
While the Third Mainland Bridge will not be available to
motorists from 12.00 tonight till the end of the marathon.
Osiyemi further hinted that all outbound journeys from
Ikorodu Road, Funsho Williams Avenue enroute Lagos Island are exempted from the
diversion, adding that officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management
Authority, LASTMA, have been deployed to the diversion points for seamless
traffic flow and safety of motorists.
He however, urged motorists who have no serious business
along the marathon diversion routes to avoid the areas, adding that movement on
the Third Mainland will return to status-quo immediately after the marathon is
concluded.
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