The federal government has directed the contractor handling the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway road construction to block all illegal road diversions, especially between Magboro and OPIC.
This is to prevent the illegal U-turn at OPIC, which also exacerbates the gridlock within that axis, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederick Oladehinde, has said.
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He spoke Sunday following the hardship faced by motorists and commuters plying the expressway over the weekend.
Daily Trust reports that many motorists spent hours navigating the road over the past few days.
The commissioner said the governments of Lagos and Ogun states had been working with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to ensure that the congestion experienced at OPIC-Berger between Friday and Saturday did not reoccur.
He also warned that any motorist caught removing any of the barriers used in blocking all illegal diversions would be arrested and prosecuted.
“The ongoing work on the Berger-OPIC Axis is geared towards the timely completion of the reconstruction of the expressway to deliver a world class road that will make driving on the expressway a smooth experience,” he saidAbdullateef Aliyu
