Trapped Commuters, Motorists Lament As Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Gridlock Worsens
A seven-vehicle crash and bridge repairs left motorists stranded for more than 14 hours, while fares rose to as much as ₦4,000 on some routes.
- On Tuesday, a 40-foot container truck crashed at Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, involving seven vehicles and leaving motorists stranded for more than 14 hours amid ongoing expansion joint repairs.
- Directed by Minister of Works David Umahi, the Federal Government's two-week rehabilitation project began September 8 to replace deteriorating expansion joints, running until September 22 to preserve the bridge's structural integrity.
- Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency , Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, reported a mechanical fault caused the truck driver to lose control and ram into six other vehicles; fortunately, no lives were lost.
- Prolonged congestion forced commuters to trek long distances and pay increased transport fares rising to ₦4,000 from Berger to Oshodi, while many road users remained stuck in traffic into Wednesday morning.
- Frustrated motorists driving against traffic worsened the bottleneck, highlighting the extreme vulnerability of the Kara-OPIC corridor, which carries heavy volumes of commercial goods and commuters between Lagos and Ogun State daily.
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