The Marine Bridge in Ijora, Apapa Local Government Area in Lagos, will be closed to traffic for 15 days to allow for essential maintenance works.
In a statement by the Lagos State Government, the maintenance project will be carried out in two phases.
Phase One, running from tomorrow, Saturday, 11th October to Saturday, 18th October 2025, will cover the area from the foot of Marine Bridge along Lawani Oguntayo Road near UBA, inbound toward Apapa and Costain.
Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, advised motorists to plan ahead and be patient while the Federal Ministry of Works, in coordination with the State, carries out the essential bridge maintenance.
The Lagos State Government wishes to inform the general public that the Marine Bridge in Ijora, Apapa Local Government Area, will be closed for 15 days to allow for essential maintenance works,” the statement read in part.
It added, “Motorists are advised to be patient, as the closure is part of the traffic management plan for maintenance works on the underlying bearings of some sections of the Marine Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works (Office of the Federal Controller, Lagos).”
During this period, motorists traveling from Ijora Olopa to Apapa will be diverted via the Ijora Causeway Access Ramp near Omni Retail Company, continue to Ijora 7up, turn left onto the Lilypond Access Ramp, and proceed on their journeys.
The Phase Two, starting from Sunday, 19th October to Saturday, 25th October 2025, will focus on the stretch between Ijora Badia and Lilypond Access Ramp, inbound toward Apapa.
Motorists from Ijora Olopa heading to Apapa and Costain will be diverted about 50 meters before the work zone into a contraflow with Costain-bound traffic, rejoining the main carriageway after 500 meters.
Those traveling from Apapa toward Costain, Lagos Island, or Ijora Olopa will maintain through traffic but will also be redirected into a contraflow near the work zone for roughly 500 meters before resuming normal access.
Consequently, motorists are advised to plan ahead and expect traffic adjustments, as the State will witness multiple road maintenance projects around the same time, as a traffic diversion ahead of a six-week repair to the Adeniji Adele Interchange, CMS corridor, would also be carried out, beginning Sunday, 12th October 2025.
The repair on the Adeniji Adele Interchange CMS corridor, will run daily from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and are expected to be completed by 23 November.
The projects, according to the authorities, aim to improve road quality and ease movement along some of Lagos’s busiest routes.
Written by Victor Okiche