The Lagos State Government has revealed its plan to divert traffic at the Old Tollgate bus stop to the Berger area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for 10 weeks.

According to a recent statement issued by Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, the traffic diversion would commence on Monday, January 30, 2023, and end on Friday, April 15, 2023.

The government said the diversion was needed to ease the continuation of the persistent rehabilitation of the road by the Federal Ministry of Works.

The statement further revealed that the construction would be carried out in short segments to minimize inconveniences for motorists.

Oladeinde further revealed that the U-turn facing Lagos State Emergency Centre would be temporarily closed to traffic and added that motorists on the expressway would be diverted to the next U-turn at the Old Toll Gate by the traffic control point.

He stressed that the traffic from CMD Road which intends to connect 7UP and Motorways on the Lagos-bound carriageway would also use the Old Tollgate/Traffic Point U–turn.

The commissioner however appealed to the citizenry to desist from indiscriminate stopping, waiting and parking along CMD Road. He maintained that this would ease the efforts of the traffic management team that would be working to manage vehicular movement.