Plan your movement: Lagos shuts 20 important roads on Island for Women’s Marathon
Plan your movement: Lagos shuts 20 important roads on Island for Women’s Marathon
Published By: Kazeem Ugbodaga
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of 20 important roads on Lagos Island and Victoria Island for Saturday’s Women’s Marathon in the State.
The government said the roads would be closed between 6.00am and 2.00pm on Saturday, 11th November, 2023 for the annual Women’s Mini-Marathon.
Roads to be shut are: Outer Marina road and Odunlami Street, Lagos Island; Inner Marina road inwards NITEL Building, and Brooks Street; Catholic Mission Street by Water Board, Hawley Street, Okesuna Street and Moloney Street; Onikan underpass by Officers Mess; the adjoining Streets along Ahmadu Bello Way, ( including Adeola Odeku Junction by Ahmadu Bello way); the adjoining streets along Akin Adesola Street and Falomo Ramp bridge from Victoria Island.
Other are: the exit road from MTN building, Falomo; Bourdilon road by Giwa barracks, entry to Falomo roundabout from Alfred Rewane by Church of the Assumption; the adjoining Streets along Awolowo road and Onikan roundabout by King George V road.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi said the routes have been dedicated for the race to ensure the safety and security of the participants
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“Accordingly, the race will kick off at Lagos City Mall to JK Randle Avenue to Water Board to Old NITEL Building to Outer Marina road (front of State House) through Army Officers’ Mess to Independence Bridge to Bonny Camp Bridge to Ahmadu Bello Way to Eko Atlantic (old Bar-Beach) to Akin Adesola St to Five Cowries Bridge (Falomo Bridge) to Falomo Roundabout to Awolowo Road to Onikan Roundabout and finally to Mobolaji Johnson Arena (old Onikan Stadium) as the finish point,” he said.
Osiyemi said motorists motorists from Apongbon bridge would be diverted to Odunlami Street towards Campos/Igbosere Street to connect Sandgrouse road and Sura to continue their journeys.
He added that motorists from Victoria Island would be diverted to Ozumba Mbadiwe through Bonny Camp to link Onikan underpass to connect the Third Mainland bridge for their desired destinations.
The Commissioner assured that security and traffic management personnel would be deployed to the dedicated and alternative routes to ensure safety of lives and property, and also reduce the inconveniences that might be occasioned by the event.
