Lagos publicizes four-week partial closure of Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway for repairs
The Lagos State Authorities has introduced a partial closure of the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway for a interval of 4 weeks.
The closure, beginning Wednesday, February 11, is to allow the Federal Ministry of Works to hold out rehabilitation on failed sections of the street.
The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a press release posted on the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation’s X deal with on Tuesday.
In accordance with Osiyemi, the rehabilitation will cowl the stretch from U-Flip Bus Cease to Sango Tollgate, affecting each inbound and outbound lanes of the expressway.
“The rehabilitation work is scheduled to start on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, and finish on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, spanning a interval of 4 weeks,” the assertion learn.
To minimise visitors disruption, the commissioner mentioned the challenge could be executed in two phases.
He defined that Part One, which can have an effect on Abeokuta-bound visitors, will run from Wednesday, February 11, to Wednesday, March 4, 2026, overlaying the part from U-Flip Bus Cease inward to Sango Tollgate.
“Throughout this part, visitors from Lagos/Abule-Egba inward Abeokuta/Sango Tollgate can be diverted to at least one half of the carriageway, roughly 20 metres away from the lively work zone, and restored to full entry after the work space,” the assertion mentioned.
It added that rehabilitation could be carried out on one lane at a time, noting that upon completion of the primary half, visitors could be diverted to the rehabilitated part whereas work continues on the opposite half.
Osiyemi said that motorists on the Lagos-bound carriageway would proceed to take pleasure in free circulate of visitors throughout Part One.
In accordance with the assertion, Part Two, which can have an effect on Lagos-bound visitors, will happen from Wednesday, March 4, to Wednesday, March 11, 2026, overlaying the stretch from Obadeyi Bus Cease to Ekoro Junction.
Throughout this part, visitors from Abeokuta/Sango Tollgate inward Lagos/Abule-Egba can be diverted by one half of the street, about 20 metres away from the work zone, with regular visitors circulate restored after the development space.
The commissioner mentioned work would even be executed in halves throughout Part Two, with visitors redirected to accomplished sections as rehabilitation progresses, whereas motorists on the Abeokuta-bound carriageway would keep uninterrupted motion.
Osiyemi assured street customers that sufficient visitors administration measures could be in place all through the period of the challenge.
He suggested motorists to plan their journeys accordingly, obey visitors signage and cooperate with visitors officers on responsibility, whereas interesting for endurance and understanding because the important repairs are undertaken within the curiosity of all street customers.
The announcement comes amid ongoing infrastructure interventions throughout main federal highways within the area