The Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday deployed about 480 officials to control traffic during the reconstruction of Berger Bus Stop to Kara Cattle Market portion of the Lagos-Ibadan.
The Lagos State Command deployed 300 personnel while its Ogun State counterpart deployed 180.
The Lagos Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Hyginus Omeje, said some personnel had been moved from other commands to the Lagos headquarters to help with the management of traffic during the period of the reconstruction and closure of parts of the road
“They won’t all be on duty at once; they will be working on shifts for the period the construction will last. We are aware of how critical that portion of the road is and we don’t want any of the traffic to get out of control,” he said.
He said there would also be support from sister agencies such as the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority.
The Ogun Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Clement Oladele, said traffic on the road would not be a challenge if motorists were willing to cooperate with security officials.
“Motorists should follow instructions and drive cautiously. This kind of diversion is not new but I need to warn that they should be careful. Most of the road crashes in Ogun happen around diversion and construction areas. People shouldn’t drive beyond 50 kilometres per hour no matter the time of the day.”
“There is tendency that there will be heavy duty vehicles on the road. It is almost impossible for there to be fatalities when a vehicle is moving at 50km per hour. So, I will appeal to members of the public to follow these instructions. Secondly, on no condition must anyone overtake within the diversion point; it is a traffic offence.”
The Director of Highways, South-West, Mr Funso Adebiyi, last week said the target was to complete that critical portion of the road before Christmas when more people would be travelling.