Passengers travelling along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were again subjected to hours of gridlock on Monday, with many blaming the Ogun State Government for failing to relocate the Kara Cattle Market despite recurring traffic congestion caused by Eid-el-Kabir trading activities.
PUNCH Metro correspondent who monitored activities along the expressway on Monday observed that travellers from the Mowe-Ibafo-Magboro area were trapped in gridlock stretching from the Long Bridge towards the Kara market area.
Motorists travelling from the Lagos end of the expressway were also stranded in traffic that extended towards the Otedola Bridge axis.
The situation equally triggered an increase in transport fares as passengers travelling from Mowe to Berger paid between N1,500 and N2,000 for trips that usually cost between N700 and N800.
It was observed that ram sellers displayed livestock along the edge of the expressway while intending buyers parked their vehicles indiscriminately on the road, thereby occupying one lane of the highway.
