Large trucks, most of them coming from the overcrowded port exit, have taken over the alternative routes.
The city now wears the aspect of a vast military camp, as uniformed transport staff battle to keep traffic going. The Federal Road Safety Corps has put in 300 men.The police has deployed over 1000 men. And Lagos State’s LASTMA, lined up 650 personnel.
The shut-down of the Mopa road link, called the Third Mainland Bridge is programmed to last four days. But the urgent repair work, long postponed, may last longer.