Babatunji Wusu –
There is currently traffic congestion on the third mainland bridge due to the collapse of the Alapere overhead bridge in Lagos State, which also affected the outgoing lane.
A container-hauling trailer on Thursday night wrecked the overhead bridge.
TVC reports that a few locals and emergency personnel who have remained overnight have managed to partially open the route to traffic and are attempting to relocate the truck.
Drivers are urged to take alternate routes out of Lagos in the interim.
The pedestrian bridge was damaged by a vehicle traveling at top speed, according to Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on New Media, who provided additional data via his account on the X platform on Friday morning.
Nonetheless, he gave his word that drivers would be able to resume using the road shortly as pertinent agencies had been responding to the site.
He wrote: “As at 11:08 PM yesterday night, A ‘vehicle’ (in the first picture) was coming into the State on top speed and hit the Alapere Pedestrian Bridge and destroyed that section (outward Lagos).
“The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority @followlastma led by the Special Adviser on Transportation, Hon.@Sola_Giwa and GM LASTMA, Olalekan Oki Bakare and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) were on ground all through the night to manage the situation and divert the traffic.
“The Alapere Division of the Lagos Police Command were also very supportive of the operation and worked with the team all through the night.
At the moment, the road would soon be open for motorists to use. The Lagos Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to perform an integrity test for the other section of the pedestrian bridge (inward Lagos).”
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