November 22, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion for the maiden edition of the 10-kilometer Capital City Race.
A statement by the Ministry of Transportation signed on Friday by its Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Bolanle Ogunlola, said the race scheduled for Saturday, November 23, would be held between 5 am and 11 am.
Consequently, the State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, directed that route, starting from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja inwards Billings Way to Kudirat Abiola Way, Opebi Link Bridge, Opebi Glo Tower inward Allen Avenue, Allen Junction, be partially closed to vehicular movement.
She said, “Other routes that will be closed are GTBank on Adeniyi Jones, AP Filling Station on Oba Akran Avenue, Samsung Authorised Service Centre to Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym.
“Consequently, all junctions and intersections from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja to the destination (Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym) will be blocked.
“The barriers will be manned by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Police, Federal Road Safety Corps, and Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps to prevent other road users access to the main race corridor.”
Osiyemi urged motorists to be patient, as all affected junctions would be unblocked and accessed intermittently by other road users as the race progresses.
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