Lagos unveils maiden edition of Capital City Race, locks down Ikeja roads

Lagos shuts roads for Capital City Race

Lagos unveils maiden edition of Capital City Race, locks down Ikeja roads.

The Lagos State Government has shut several roads in Ikeja for the maiden edition of the 10 kilometre Capital City Race between 5:00am and 11.00am on Saturday, 23rd November, 2024.

A statement from the Ministry of Transportation on Friday said to this end, the following route starting from; Shoprite Alausa Ikeja inwards Billings Way to Kudirat Abiola Way , Opebi Link Bridge, Opebi Glo Tower inward Allen Avenue, Allen Junction, GTBank on Adeniyi Jones, AP Filling Station on Oba Akran Avenue, Samsung Authorized Service Centre to Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym, would be partially closed off to vehicular movement.

“Consequently, all junctions and intersections from Shoprite Alausa Ikeja to destination (Police College Sports Secretariat/Gym) will be blocked with barriers, manned by LASTMA, NPF, FRSC, LSNC to prevent other road users access to the main race corridor,” the statement said.

The statement said the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi advised motorists to be patient as all affected junctions would be unblocked and accessed intermittently by other road users as the race progressed.

“Motorists are implored to be patient as the partial road closure is part of the traffic management plans for the 1st Edition of Capital City Race event, 2024,” he said.