Lagos State Government will be closing down Marine Bridge partially for repairs tomorrow from eight in the evening to Saturday, fifteenth August.

This is to allow the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to replace the worn-out Elastomeric Bearing, and Expand the Metallic joints on the bridge.

A statement From the Ministry of Transportation says other repair works includes; construction of Drain Gully, Jacketing, Skin repairs of the Piers and laying of Asphalt.

The repair will take a duration of twenty weeks, and will be done in two phases to ease traffic movements.

“The first half of the construction works will last for the first 10 weeks; thereafter, the second half would commence equally and last for 10 weeks.

“The closure has been slated for between 8.00p.m and 8.00a.m daily to ensure there is smooth and uninterrupted flow of the repair works.

“Therefore, road users are advised to comply with the traffic diversions to minimise inconveniences in movements, as they will be allowed to ply only the available sides of the roads while the construction works lasts,” it said.

According to it, the Lagos State Government appeals to residents of the state, especially motorists plying the corridor to bear the pains.

It added that the project was being executed for the safety of residents and seamless movement that would meet the transportation needs of the larger populace.