By Olasunkanmi Akoni

Lagos State government has announced that traffic will be diverted to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10 kilometer Capital City Race.

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The race is scheduled for between 5 a.m. and 11 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday 23 November.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made the announcement today.

Capital City Race route

Osiyemi listed the routes to be affected by the race.

They are 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

He said the routes will be partially closed off to vehicular movement.

“Consequently, all junctions and intersections from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja to destination (Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym) will be blocked with barriers, manned by Lagos State Traffic Management Authourity, LASTMA, Nigeria Police, NPF, Federal Road Safety Commission, FFRSC, to prevent other road users access to the main race corridor,” he stated.

Osiyemi, therefore, urged motorists to be patient as all affected junctions will be unblocked and accessed intermittently by other road users as the race progresses.

“Motorists are implored to be patient as the partial road closure is part of the traffic management plans for the 1st Edition of Capital City Race event, 2024,” he stated.

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