June 16, 2026

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced a temporary closure of the Iddo Bridge in Ijora, Apapa Local Government Area, following ongoing construction work.

It said the closure is to facilitate the installation of heavy steel bridge beams as part of ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction works on the bridge.

The State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos.

According to Osiyemi, the installation exercise will be carried out in two phases: from 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, to 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 21.