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Third Mainland bridge closure: FRSC, LASTMA assure free flow of traffic

Lagos – The Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Lagos State Command on Thursday, guaranteed occupants of the condition of free flow of movement, in spite  of the temporary closure of the third mainland bridge
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Mr Hyginus Omeje, the Sector Commander of FRSC in the state gave the affirmation in a meeting with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said 200 work force had been sent to the basic passages to encourage free stream of movement of vehicles. Omeje said that the corps was working in cooperative energy with other law authorization offices to check gridlock out and about because of the continuous repairs on the scaffold. "We have around 200 FRSC staff joined with LASTMA, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and the police. "The sum total of what endeavors have been set up to ensure there is free stream of activity at different elective courses for drivers. "The movement officers have mapped out vital and elective courses where the faculty will be situated to coordinate the drivers appropriately and guarantee their consistence to the activity rules," he said. The FRSC boss said that drivers originating from Lagos-Ibadan can utilize elective courses to associate Ikorodu-Funso Williams,Western Avenue to Eko Bridge. "Different options are from Tollgate to Alapare-Ogudu, Iyana Oworo to Gbagada-to Anthony at that point down to Ikorodu street. "The rest are from Oshodi-Apapa interstate to Orile to Eko extension or Ijora Olopa." According to him, moving out of Lagos Island, drivers can advance toward Adeniji Carter Bridge, Idumagbo down to Oyingbo, at that point to Herbert Macaulay to Ijora Olopa to Eko connect. Omeje educated drivers to make use with respect to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and conduits, on the off chance that they discover it a bit much utilizing their own vehicles. "On the off chance that you don't have anything doing on Island for those four days, you can remain away to maintain a strategic distance from gridlocks or make utilization of BRT and conduits. "In any event, that is even significantly quicker and less pressure weight from Ikorodu to CMS." Contributing, Mr Chris Olakpe, the Chief Executive Officer, LASTMA additionally revealed to NAN that around 150 LASTMA authorities had been drafted to guarantee free development of vehicles amid the conclusion of the scaffold. Olakpe said that the work force were positioned at different basic courses to screen the development of the vehicles and offer bearings to them. "LASTMA is over the diversion and we are uniting with other law authorization offices to deal with the activity, particularly at the Eko Bridge. "My recommendation to the drivers is that, they should cling to directions from the authorities and drive securely to guarantee rational soundness out and about amid the conclusion of the bridge.(NAN) NAN reports that Lagos State Government declared that the transitory conclusion of the extension four days, starting from midnight of Aug.23 to midnight of Aug.26. It said the advancement would take into account investigative support test to be done before setting out on appropriate repairs. The Federal Government had in July reported plans to close the scaffold however racked the conclusion in the wake of counseling with the Lagos State Government and other applicable partners.

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