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That's why there's ferry and boat make use of them

Odewaleadesoye:
Who else experienced the crazy traffic around Iyana-Oworo, Ojota, Berger and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway yesterday?

I was travelling yesterday and spent over four hours just trying to get to Ikeja.

At some point, I had to turn off around 7UP and try the Secretariat/Alausa route, thinking I would escape the traffic. That side was also seriously blocked because many other motorists were apparently trying the same alternative routes, while some still needed to connect back to the expressway.

It was crazy.

I later found out that the major problem was around Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Repair work is already ongoing on the bridge, with some lanes restricted. Then yesterday, accidents involving heavy vehicles around the Kara axis made an already bad situation much worse.

The traffic eventually stretched through Berger and reportedly as far back as Iyana-Oworo, also affecting traffic coming from the Third Mainland Bridge.

Reports this morning say some motorists were trapped in the gridlock for several hours.

The Kara Bridge repair itself is expected to continue until September 22, so people who regularly use that route may need to plan their movements carefully for now.

I am also hearing that the traffic is still bad today and that some ride-hailing drivers are already cancelling trips around the affected areas. I haven't independently confirmed that part yet.

Who else experienced yesterday's traffic?

How many hours did you spend on the road?

And for those around Berger/Kara today, what is the current situation?

no be Everytime be road

Use train or trek

It is always one thing or another
Nothing "crazy" about this

Impatience by motorists happened as usual coupled with the kara bridge maintenance. I am just watching the traffic situation report on channels now. It's crazy

I have said it before. Lagos is overrated!!!

My tire had patched on this road todayy.. very serious traffic but im approaching Challange

That's Lagos for you

flee from that slum for your sanity

Why do useless topics like traffic gridlock in Lagos make the front page on Nairaland? Lagos gets lots of attention; I get it, but stop boring us with useless topics

PheelzAlmighty:
I have said it before. Lagos is overrated!!!

It's an overrated slum. If you know, you know.

Small road construction on Kara bridge has shut down the entire axis, terrible management.

Thousands of people slept on the road last night yet it remains till now

The terrible traffic jam has spread to Ogba and Ikeja.

Everywhere is blocked and people are stranded.

Most people are even trekking coupled with high price of fuel.

Nigerians are really suffering.

I left Idumota by 6pm and got to Ikorudu around 12:30am
It was a total shutdown and terrible experience

PheelzAlmighty:
I have said it before. Lagos is overrated!!!

An overpopulated because of ur likes

greatiyk4u:
I left Idumota by 6pm and got to Ikorudu around 12:30am
It was a total shutdown and terrible experience

Make una dey enjoy your Lagos.

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The Lagos that Tinubu built is grounded how?

What happened on the Benin-ore-agbor-delta federal road is happening in the Lagos Tinubu built. Very shameless.

Nonsensical,

SmartPolician:
Why does useless topics like traffic gridlock in Lagos make the front page on Nairaland? Lagos gets lots of attention ;I get it, but stop borrowing us with useless topics

It's not a bad thing for topics about traffic to appear in front page.
Information is power, people should know so they can avoid that route

Imagine all these traffic ontop fuel that's 1,400, not to talk of vehicle wear and tear,
Motorists dey try sha for this lagos.

That road was hell yester night.
People actually slept on the road.
Just because accident that happened yesterday afternoon along otedola bridge.

The road is still very bad as I write now.
Emergency response in Nigeria is zero

234GT:
Make una dey enjoy your Lagos.

It was a terrible experience, I felt like leaving my car in the hold up and run home on bike...... quite a stressful slum some people brag with

Lagos government needs to think.

We need ferries that carry cars directly from Island to Ikorodu, that would have allowed a lot of people to drive against traffic in a day like yesterday (on the other side of the road).

Either that or let then do the fourth mainland bridge on time (this would have also allowed a lot of people to drive against traffic coming from Ikorodu).

In Lagos one is forced to take longer routes and think out of the box almost everyday, our politicians should be doin the same too.

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My beef with such situations is that they are avoidable ... some delay yes... but not to this extent. A serious accident .. yes .. I can understand..... but even so it shouldn't take hours upon hours to clear and reopen the road. this is about bridge maintenance... scheduled maintenance . Didn't the authorities know that this would cause a bottle neck and choke traffic for miles? Why weren't there warnings of the blockage and alternative routes cleared and announced to divert traffic from farther away? Lack of foresight .... short sighted people everywhere in management positions.

Imalwayshorny:
That's why there's ferry and boat make use of them no be Everytime be road

Use train or trek

you can simply think before you write .
Use ferry to Ibadan express?
How??
I give up on some people

Imalwayshorny:
That's why there's ferry and boat make use of them no be Everytime be road

Use train or trek

Considering you live in Zambia, it's understandable why you are so insensitive

Infact the traffic was something else yesterday.
I was so surprised to see motorists lined up in our street this morning, they passed the night on the streets because they were looking for an easier routes.
Some of those commercial buses got spoiled too because of the bad road.
Omo those guys really passed through hell yesterday, it wasn't funny atall .

motionarena:
An overpopulated because of ur likes

his likes?
Lagos na ya papa village?
Why not go back to yours

Repair works in Kara bridge

Odewaleadesoye:
Who else experienced the crazy traffic around Iyana-Oworo, Ojota, Berger and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway yesterday?

I was travelling yesterday and spent over four hours just trying to get to Ikeja.

At some point, I had to turn off around 7UP and try the Secretariat/Alausa route, thinking I would escape the traffic. That side was also seriously blocked because many other motorists were apparently trying the same alternative routes, while some still needed to connect back to the expressway.

It was crazy.

I later found out that the major problem was around Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Repair work is already ongoing on the bridge, with some lanes restricted. Then yesterday, accidents involving heavy vehicles around the Kara axis made an already bad situation much worse.

The traffic eventually stretched through Berger and reportedly as far back as Iyana-Oworo, also affecting traffic coming from the Third Mainland Bridge.

Reports this morning say some motorists were trapped in the gridlock for several hours.

The Kara Bridge repair itself is expected to continue until September 22, so people who regularly use that route may need to plan their movements carefully for now.

I am also hearing that the traffic is still bad today and that some ride-hailing drivers are already cancelling trips around the affected areas. I haven't independently confirmed that part yet.

Who else experienced yesterday's traffic?

How many hours did you spend on the road?

And for those around Berger/Kara today, what is the current situation?

Bad traffic and construction management. Accidents happened since yesterday, but the truck couldn't be recovered.

is unfortunate, some vehicles have no business on Lagos Ibadan Express way. Ogun State Governor is big disgrace. how can someone be coming from Ibadan, going to Ota and still drive to Berger. What happened to Interchange? what happened to papalanto?

I left office around 4 p.m. yesterday and reach my house at Ibafo at 4:56 a.m. this morning. It was not funny at all.

Massive gridlock anytime they're fixing even the tiniest portion of any road in Lagos state.

The traffic is crazy, very annoying to have to burn expensive petrol in traffic