Lagos State Government today announced that the contractors handling the rehabilitation works of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway spanning Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge section (Ajah) in Eti-Osa Local Government Area, will vacate the site on Thursday, 4th December 2025 and resume the rehabilitation works in January 2026.
This, according to the Government, will ease the traffic gridlock necessitated by the rehabilitation works, reduce travel time, save man-hours that would have been otherwise lost to traffic, make life more meaningful to commuters by reducing stress and allow residents to commute seamlessly during the yuletide period.
The State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this after a comprehensive appraisal of the extent of works vis-à-vis the situation on the ground during a joint inspection of the ongoing works alongside the Special Adviser to the Governor, Office of Infrastructure Engr. Olufemi Daramola, representatives of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), as well as the contractor, Messrs CRCC, to segments of the Eti-Osa/Lekki Epe Expressway (Admiralty Junction – Jubilee Bridge, Ajah) today.
He apologised to road users on the axis, while also expressing empathy with commuters. He said “I have been here all day with my colleague from the office of Infrastructure to evaluate exactly what’s going on, and I can see that the traffic situation has been very tough. But it’s also very important for us to fix this road, because bad roads are synonymous with traffic as well. So we have to try and get a balance,” he said.
Osiyemi noted that after the measure of palliative work done, the road will be opened up by the close of business tomorrow, adding that the government is not unaware of the need to keep the road motorable to Lagosians, as more people are expected from the diaspora for the yuletide season.
He said, “We are on the ground to appraise the works and confirm to you that all of what they’re doing will be stopped by the end of work tomorrow, after which the roads will be open for everyone to use.
“The government is also aware that a lot of people will be coming in from the diaspora, and we want to give them a good experience of our roads. So we will be leaving this location by the end of work tomorrow, and the roads will be free for us to use.
“Be assured that so far, for the parts that have been fixed, Lagosians will be happy because it is a well-done road, and I’m sure it will create a better experience for our road users”, he said.
The Commissioner added that work would resume by January, and the Government would have to do an evaluation of the timing as well to ensure that we have all of our facts in place for the traffic management measures for the project to continue. He said that when that is done, we will announce in due course and will put in place adequate traffic management measures to ease traffic congestion along the route.
In his remarks, the Special Adviser to the Governor, Office of Infrastructure Engr. Olufemi Daramola, said, “We’ve come to visit the site to see the progress and perhaps open the completed sections to traffic immediately. However, while we appreciate the patience of Lagosians, we are also very wary of the hardship this rehabilitation work has brought to commuters. We have therefore instructed the contractor to temporarily demobilise, vacate the site, and resume work by next month.
“We’ve taken a look at the Chevron intersection, and that has been opened, and we have agreed that this section and other sections will be fully opened by Thursday. By the end of tomorrow, close of business, we will stop work”, he stated.
He emphasised that after further discussions with other stakeholders on how to minimise traffic gridlock along the road while the work is going on, the contractors will hopefully come back in January.
The Special Adviser added that Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu considers the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway as a critical infrastructure corridor providing access to residential, commercial and industrial hubs within the eastern flank of the State, and its rehabilitation is in line with the administration’s commitment to providing durable road networks and improving the overall quality of life of Lagosians.
