{"id":157713,"date":"2025-04-03T16:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs"},"modified":"2025-04-04T16:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:10:55","slug":"sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs","title":{"rendered":"Sanwo-Olu apologizes for traffic chaos, vows swift action on Independence Bridge repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has issued a public apology for the severe traffic congestion caused by the now-halted repair work on the Independence Bridge near Bonny Camp in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, shared updates on X, revealing that Sanwo-Olu visited the affected site at 9:59 a.m. alongside key government officials to assess the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Gawat quoted the governor as saying the repair project, undertaken by Messrs Buildwell Construction, had been planned for over three years to prevent a potential structural failure.<\/p>\n<p>However, in light of the disruptions, Sanwo-Olu assured residents that immediate measures would be taken to alleviate traffic flow.<\/p>\n<p>To mitigate congestion, he announced that alternative routes would be better managed, with increased deployment of traffic officers and security personnel, similar to the measures implemented during the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he urged Lagosians to adhere to traffic regulations and encouraged businesses with remote work capabilities to allow employees to work from home during the repair period.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a significant policy reversal, the Federal Government on Wednesday rescinded its decision to fully close the bridge to vehicular movement.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, via a statement issued by Lagos Federal Controller of Works, Mrs Olukorede Kesha.<\/p>\n<p>The Independence Bridge was shut down on April 1 for critical maintenance, with an expected closure until May.<\/p>\n<p>However, following public outcry over the resulting gridlock, authorities have opted for an alternative approach to the rehabilitation process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has issued a public apology for the severe traffic congestion caused by the now-halted repair work on the Independence Bridge near Bonny Camp in Lagos. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, shared updates on X, revealing that Sanwo-Olu visited the affected site [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":157711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[206,254,687],"class_list":["post-157713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-lagos","tag-nigeria","tag-sanwo-olu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sanwo-Olu apologizes for traffic chaos, vows swift action on Independence Bridge repairs - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has issued a public apology for the severe traffic congestion caused by the no ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sanwo-Olu apologizes for traffic chaos, vows swift action on Independence Bridge repairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has issued a public apology for the severe traffic congestion caused by the no ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-03T15:38:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-04T15:10:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743685843.183379.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"738\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"415\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Sanwo-Olu apologizes for traffic chaos, vows swift action on Independence Bridge repairs\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-03T15:38:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-04T15:10:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs\"},\"wordCount\":273,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743685843.183379.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Lagos\",\"Nigeria\",\"Sanwo-Olu\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sanwo-olu-apologizes-for-traffic-chaos-vows-swift-action-on-independence-bridge-repairs\",\"name\":\"Sanwo-Olu apologizes for traffic chaos, vows swift action on Independence Bridge repairs - 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