Again, Lagos Closes Apongbon Bridge for Palliative Works

The Lagos State Government has again shut Eko bridge inwards Apongbon bridge to allow “immediate remedial palliative works.”

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Abdulhafiz Toriola, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, revealing that the closure would last for 24 hours.

The development comes a week after the popular Eko bridge was reopened to traffic after a 15-month closure.

The 4.1-kilometre bridge links Lagos Island with the mainland and directly connects Apongbon on the island side.

It was initially shut on March 23, 2022, after many shops were destroyed in a fire outbreak in the Apongbon market area.

According to Toriola, the planned work on the bridge will be carried out by the Lagos State Public Works in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.

He added that closure would allow uninterrupted palliative adjustment of the bridge.

He further said that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority personnel have been deployed to control and manage traffic around CMS, Marina, Ijora, and other alternative routes on Lagos Island and the mainland.