Lagos—Following the lock down of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of yesterday, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said it had to deploy more men to rid the road of the eyesore.

Mr Hyginus Omeje, Lagos State Sector Commander of FRSC said his men had to work with other traffic management agencies and the Ogun command of the corps to achieve free flow of traffic on the road.

The Lagos-bound section of the expressway still undergoing reconstruction by Julius Berger Plc was locked down yesterday for several hours from Mowe to the long bridge stretch at Wawa.

Motorists were trapped in the gridlock as early as 6.00 a.m. till 11.00 a.m. following a lone accident on the bridge involving a trailer.

Some Lagos-bound vehicles including that of security agencies were forced to drive against the traffic as a result of the gridlock.

“The Lagos Command will deploy more officers to join the Ogun Command and other traffic managers to work on the expressway to rid it of traffic jams as Julius Berger Construction Company resumes work.

“This morning, a truck fell on the long bridge and our men moved in to clear the road of the gridlock.

“A van loaded with pepper also broke down before the long bridge and coupled with the ongoing reconstruction work causing gridlock on the road.”