The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion for the inaugural 10-kilometre Capital City Race on Saturday, 23 November.
The race will take place between 5am and 11am, according to a statement signed by the ministry’s Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Bolanle Ogunlola, on Friday in Lagos.
He said, “To this end, the following route, starting from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja inwards Billings Way to Kudirat Abiola Way, Opebi Link Bridge, Opebi Glo Tower inward Allen Avenue, Allen Junction, will be partially closed to vehicular movement.
“Other routes that will be closed are GTBank on Adeniyi Jones, AP Filling Station on Oba Akran Avenue, and Samsung Authorised Service Centre to Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym.
“Consequently, all junctions and intersections from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja to the destination (Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym) will be blocked.
“The barriers will be manned by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Police, Federal Road Safety Corps, and Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps to prevent other road users access to the main race corridor.”
Osiyemi urged motorists to be patient, as all affected junctions would be unblocked and accessed intermittently by other road users as the race progressed.
