Lagos Govt Announces Four-week partial Closure Of Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway
Culled By Omowumi Akinwale
The Lagos State Government has announced a partial closure of the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway for four weeks, starting Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
This closure will allow the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out rehabilitation work on certain sections of the road.
Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the Commissioner for Transportation, shared this information in a statement via X.
The rehabilitation will affect both inbound and outbound lanes of the expressway, specifically the stretch from the U-Turn Bus Stop to the Sango Tollgate.
According to the statement, the rehabilitation work is scheduled to begin on February 11 and conclude on March 11, 2026. To minimize traffic disruption, the project will be executed in two phases.
Phase One will impact traffic heading towards Abeokuta and will run from February 11 to March 4, covering the section from the U-Turn Bus Stop to the Sango Tollgate.
“During this phase, traffic from Lagos/Abule-Egba inward to Abeokuta/Sango Tollgate will be diverted to one half of the carriageway, approximately 20 metres away from the active work zone, and restored to full access after the work area,” the statement said.
Rehabilitation will be carried out on one lane at a time. Once the first half is completed, traffic will be diverted to the rehabilitated section while work continues on the other half.
Osiyemi stated that motorists on the Lagos-bound carriageway would experience a free flow of traffic during Phase One.
According to the statement, Phase Two, which will affect Lagos-bound traffic, is scheduled to take place from Wednesday, March 4, to Wednesday, March 11, 2026. This phase will cover the stretch from Obadeyi Bus Stop to Ekoro Junction.
During Phase Two, traffic coming from the Abeokuta/Sango Tollgate toward Lagos/Abule-Egba will be diverted to one half of the road, approximately 20 meters away from the work zone, with normal traffic flow restored after the construction area.
The commissioner also mentioned that work would be executed in halves during Phase Two, with traffic redirected to completed sections as rehabilitation progresses. Motorists on the Abeokuta-bound carriageway will maintain uninterrupted movement.
Osiyemi assured road users that adequate traffic management measures would be implemented throughout the duration of the project.
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