“Left Island Wednesday, Arrived Mainland Thursday,” Lagosians Narrate Terrible Traffic Experience
Following the heavy traffic that occurred on the first day of the closure of Independence Bridge (Ahmadu Bello Way-Marina bound) to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, the Federal Government has announced its immediate re-opening.
This came as some Lagosians who work on the Island got home on Thursday morning after the leaving their offices on Wednesday’s evening in a trip that is not more than 30 minutes.
Platforms Africa reports that one of Lagos residents, Okwy Onyia, who witnessed the traffic gave his experience in a post on Facebook.
According to him, anyone who has a “business or some appointment on the island today, please consider rescheduling it.”
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He said; “If you have a business or some appointment on the island today, please consider rescheduling it. Or reassess your options carefully. And if you’ve nothing serious to do there, avoid the island completely. The traffic some of witnessed yesterday is unprecedented. I left office last night for home. I arrived home at 5:30am today.”
Platforms Africa reports that the motoring public on Wednesday suffered long delays in and around Victoria Island owing to the closure of the bridge for repairs.
The heavy rain that also occurred the same day in almost all parts of Lagos on the first day of work after the Eid-el-Fitr holiday break added to the delays.
But in a statement late on Wednesday, the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, announced the reopening of the bridge.
In a statement by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukorede Kesha, Umahi said the bridge, which was to have remained close from April 1 until May, has been reopened with immediate effect.
Umahi said that necessary repair works on the bridge would be carried out later.
He said that palliative works were underway to ensure that the bridge would be motorable.
He regretted inconveniences caused to the motoring public by the closure, and appealed for understanding and cooperation.
A Lagos resident, Okwy Onyia, who witnessed the traffic. Gave his experience in a post on Facebook.
According to him, anyone who has a “business or some appointment on the island today, please consider rescheduling it.”
He said; “If you have a business or some appointment on the island today, please consider rescheduling it. Or reassess your options carefully. And if you’ve nothing serious to do there, avoid the island completely. The traffic some of witnessed yesterday is unprecedented. I left office last night for home. I arrived home at 5:30am today.”
Platforms Africa
