Transportation Minister Urged Motorist To Take Alternative Rout Due PMB Visit

By our correspondents

In order to ensure a free flow of traffic during the visit, the ministry advised motorists to avoid lternative routes as a result of president Muhammdu Buhari to commission some projects completed by Governor Akinwumi Ambode.

The president, during the one-day visit, will be commissioning the projects which include the rehabilitated 10-lane Oshodi – Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road, the 170-Bed ‘Ayinke House’ (Maternity Hospital)) at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja

Others are the Lagos State Theatre at Oregun, Ikeja, 820 mass transit buses and the multi-level Oshodi Transport Interchange along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway

The Presidential visit will hold between the hours of 9.00am and 3.00pm during which traffic along the following routes will be diverted from Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way (coming from the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed Airport to LASUTH Under Bridge).

Also affected are Kodesoh Road, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikorodu Road (between Ojota Intersection and Anthony Interchange), Oworonshoki-Apapa Expressway (between Anthony and Oshodi Transport Interchange), International Airport Road through the Local Wing of the airport to Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way and back to Obafemi Awolowo Way.

The State Ministry of Transportation, however, stated that the roads listed will only be cordoned-off when necessary, Obafemi Awolowo Way and portions of Mobolaji Bank-Anthony will be closed to traffic on three (3) occasions within the specified period as they are central to the President’s itinerary.

In order to ensure a free flow of traffic during the visit, the ministry advised motorists to avoid the highlighted roads and make use of alternative routes.