Lagos state govt announces traffic diversion for city race scheduled for Saturday, Nov 23

The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10 kilometer Capital City Race between 5:00am and 11.00am tomorrow Saturday,  23rd November,  2024.

In a statement released, the state Commissioner for Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that 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, GTBank on Adeniyi Jones,  AP Filling Station on Oba Akran Avenue, Samsung Authorized Service Centre to Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym will be partially closed off to vehicular movement.

Osiyemi said all junctions and intersections from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja to destination (Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym) will be blocked with barriers, manned by LASTMA, NPF, FRSC, LSNC to prevent other road users access to the main race corridor.

Osiyemi advise Motorists to be patient as all affected junctions will be unblocked and accessed intermittently by other road users as the race progresses.