By Demilade Adeniyi
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has threatened to arrest and prosecute anyone caught driving against traffic especially on access roads created to ease traffic on the Third Mainland Bridge which is currently partially shut down due to ongoing repair.
The lead traffic agency frowned at motorists driving against traffic (usually called one-way), at Adeniji Adele inward Iyana Oworo on the Third Mainland Bridge.
FRSC Lagos Stated Sector Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide in a statement issued on Monday, said motorists should stick to the diversion plan earlier issued by the government as the Third Mainland Bridge is still under repair, stating that the Corps will not hesitate to arrest anyone who flouts it.
The Lagos Island bound traffic from Iyana Oworo will still experience unhindered movement from 12am to 1pm.
He said: “Motorists should note that orderliness has been restored on the Third Mainland Bridge and other part of the State. Motorists are advised to obey all traffic rules and regulations by abstaining from driving against the flow of traffic ‘One way’ to avoid crash and head on collision.
According to him, alternative routes for Mainland bound motorists are:
Osborne Road Ikoyi to Carter Bridge can access Eko Bridge through Ijora Olopa to Funsho Williams Avenue to Dormanlong Bridge to Ikorodu or use Carter bridge to Iddo through Oyingbo to Herbert Macaulay to Jibowu to link Ikorodu road then connect your destination.
The Ozumba Mbadiwe Road to Falomo Bridge through Alfred Rewane to Awolowo Road or Osborne Road to Iluburin connect Carter Bridge can be used by motorists moving from Victoria Island to access Mainland.
The other option is for motorists to use Bonny Camp through Mekwuen/Independence bridge to Marina bridge through Apongbon to Eko bridge down to Ijora Olopa, Iddo – Oyingbo to Ebute Metta/Adekunle to Iyana Oworo.
Motorists should note that Adekunle to Iyana Oworo using the ramp bridge is still open for use.
Ogungbemide said that if the lawlessness continued, the corps would have no other option than to begin to clampdown on erring motorists.
He said that the challenges that recently faced the state and the country has not change the regulation governing movements on the bridge.
Meanwhile the Carter and Eko bridges are now fully opened to motoring public.
