Motorists and commuters were on Sunday trapped in the traffic on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway which lasted for hours.
Punch Metro learnt that the gridlock stretches along the section of the road inbound Lagos State.
Checks also revealed that this was caused by multiple breakdowns of vehicles along the axis.
According to some transport workers plying the route, the breakdowns were witnessed at different points along Longbridge.
A motorcycle rider doing brisk business while conveying some commuters to the Berger end of the road told newsmen that the faulty vehicles included trucks and commercial buses.
The rider who identified himself simply as Abass said, About two trucks and two commercial buses had broken down on the Longbridge. That is why the traffic is this much. There are some points where vehicles manage to take just one lane due to the situation”.
Meanwhile, it was also observed another truck break down at PUNCH Place as vehicles manoeuvred past it.
Some commuters were also seen waiting to board buses as the gridlock continued to build up.
Lamenting over the time spent in the traffic snarl, a commuter who refused to provide his name, citing personal reasons said he had been in the traffic for close to two hours.
I have spent nothing less than two hours in this traffic. I had left Ilesha since afternoon only to reach Magboro and get trapped in the traffic”.
The PUNCH gathered that the barricade mounted by road construction workers repairing the Longbridge expansion joints along also compounded the traffic situation.
A commercial bus driver, Qudus Akande, while also venting his frustration urged the road construction company to remove the barricades, citing the inconvenience it often causes.
The construction company in charge of fixing the Longbridge should hasten up. The barricade is becoming a burden for us and this traffic is part of the burden,Akande said.
As of the time of filing this report, the gridlock had extended past the MFM campground.
