The Ikeja Overpass Bridge will be opened for public use on Tuesday, 19th December, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced.
The flyover is one of five overpass bridges ceded to the state for construction on the Red Line corridor where the Nigeria Railway Corporation and Red Line will share tracks.
According LAMATA’s Managing Director, Engr. Abimbola Akinajo, Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRasak, who is also the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, will be the special guest of honour at the event.
Mrs. Akinajo said the Ikeja Overpass Bridge was the fourth to be commissioned within the last two months.
The overpass bridges were built to separate vehicular/pedestrian traffic from train traffic.
According to LAMATA, the opening of the Ikeja Overpass Bridge would drastically reduce congestion on Obafemi Awolowo Way and the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, and old Lagos Abeokuta Motorway.
Performing the official commissioning of the Oyingbo Overpass Bridge last month, the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said that the Ikeja Overpass Bridge, a T-Bridge with a total length of 620 metres, would be commissioned before Christmas.
