Lagos Diverts Traffic Ahead Of 2024 City Marathon

The Lagos State government has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.

The marathon is scheduled to hold on Saturday (tomorrow) between 5.00 a.m and 2.00 p.m.

The following routes will be temporarily unavailable to Motorists during the marathon: Funsho Williams Avenue from Stadium, Surulere; Ikorodu Road to Anthony; Gbagada to Third Mainland Bridge; and Third Mainland Bridge (Inbound and Outbound) will be temporarily unavailable to motorists during the marathon.

Also, Dolphin Road to Alfred Rewane Road, Falomo Roundabout to Bourdillon Road, Lekki Bridge to Freedom Way, and Akin-Adesola to Ahmadu BelloWay will be closed for traffic.

Consequently, motorists are advised to take Apongbon bridge inwards Eko bridge through Costain Roundabout, Iponri and Bode Thomas for a desired destination or utilize Eko Bridge through Costain Roundabout and Apapa Road to link Oyingbo/Jebba to access Herbert Macaulay for a desired destination.

Motorists can equally go through Victoria Island to link Independence Bridge and CMS bridge to access Apongbon inwards Ijora-Olopa to Iddo and Oyingbo to connect Herbert Macaulay Road to continue their journeys.

For motorists trying to navigate the Third Mainland Bridge; the state informed that the bridge will not be available to motorists from 12.00 a.m tonight till the end of the marathon.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, who disclosed this on Friday, further hinted that all outbound journeys from Ikorodu Road, Funsho Williams Avenue enroute Lagos Island are exempted from the diversion, adding that Officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) will be deployed to the diversion points for seamless traffic flow and safety of Motorists.

The Commissioner, however, advised motorists who have no serious business along the marathon diversion routes to avoid the areas.

He stated that movement on the Third Mainland will return to status-quo immediately the marathon is concluded.

No fewer than 81 elite runners from across the world will be participating in the ninth edition of the marathon, the organisers have revealed.

The ninth Lagos City Marathon will be used to select qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The organisers also revealed that the United Nations has confirmed the participation of 15 refugee runners for the marathon.