The Lagos State Government has announced the diversion of traffic on a section of Ajose Adeogun Street on Victoria Island for an end-of-year decoration by Zenith Bank Plc.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this in a statement on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Osiyemi said the diversion would be for three weekends starting from Saturday, October 19.
He stated that the exercise would be carried out in three phases with each phase focusing on different sections of the street.
The commissioner said: “To this end, the following alternative routes have been mapped out for motorists during the mounting:
“During the first phase which will cover Jubril Martins to Chicken Republic on October 19 and October 20, traffic inward Eko-Hotel Roundabout will be diverted to the other half (existing section) of Ajose Adeogun Street by VCP Hotel to form a contra-flow traffic and exit at Eko-Hotel Roundabout.
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“Alternatively, traffic inward Eko-Hotel Roundabout from VCP Hotel will be diverted through Jubril Martins into Muri Okunola to link Patience Coker and access Ajose Adeogun Street to connect destinations.”
Osiyemi noted that the second phase would cover Molade Okoya Thomas to Mounis Bashorun section and would take place on October 26 and October 27.
He added that traffic inward Ajose Adeogun Street on Victoria Island from Eko-Hotel Roundabout would be diverted to a right turn into Molade Okoya Thomas to link Mounis Bashorun to access Ajose Adeogun Street to continue journeys.
Osiyemi stated: “During the third phase of the project spanning 10 metres inward Ajose Adeogun on Nov. 2, motorists from Adetokunbo Ademola Street will maintain a lane movement for about 10 metres into Ajose Adeogun Street to connect their destinations.
“Motorists inward Eko-Hotel Roundabout on Ajose Adeogun Street will maintain a lane movement for about 10 metres into Eko-Hotel Roundabout.”
Osiyemi urged motorists to note the ease of movement plan, assuring them that traffic managers would be on ground on the corridor to minimise inconveniences.
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