The Lagos State Government has announced the suspension of ongoing rehabilitation works on the Eti-Osa/Lekki-Epe Expressway—from Admiralty Way Junction to the Jubilee Bridge in Ajah—until January 2026, to ensure smoother travel during the Yuletide season.
According to the government, the contractors handling the project will vacate the site by the close of work on Wednesday and resume work on the second phase by mid-January 2026.
The measure, the government said, was intended to ease traffic congestion caused by the repairs, reduce travel time, save man-hours, and ensure that residents “commute seamlessly during the Yuletide period.”
During a joint inspection of the ongoing works on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, and Special Adviser to the governor on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, alongside representatives of LASTMA and the contractor, Messrs CRCC, assessed progress on the Admiralty Junction–Jubilee Bridge stretch.
Osiyemi, after reviewing the situation, apologised to motorists and expressed empathy over the recent gridlock.
“The first thing I want to do is apologise to our people. I empathise with all of the troubles that we must have been through in the last couple of days.”
He added, “I’ve 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 noted the government’s awareness of increased travel during the festive period, saying, “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.”
He assured residents that completed sections of the road already show quality work.
“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.”
“We are on ground to appraise the works and confirm to you that all of what they’re doing will be stopped by the close of work on Wednesday, after which the roads will be open for everyone to use,” he added.
Osiyemi added that full rehabilitation would resume in January after a review of traffic management plans to “ensure that we have all of our facts in place.”
Speaking with journalists, Special Adviser Daramola said the inspection was aimed at confirming progress and determining which completed portions could be opened immediately. He stated, “We have therefore instructed the contractor to temporarily demobilise, vacate the site, and resume works by the middle of next month.”
He added that, “By the end of tomorrow, close of business, we will stop work,” noting that further discussions with stakeholders would guide the January schedule.
Daramola further emphasised the government’s concern about the hardship caused by the rehabilitation, saying, “We feel the pains, we really feel the pains and indeed by the close of work on Wednesday, physical construction works will be off.”
He added that “a proper evaluation of the appropriate time to resume work in January will be done.”
He stressed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu considers the corridor a critical infrastructure route serving residential, commercial, and industrial communities on the state’s eastern axis. Its rehabilitation, he said, aligns with the administration’s commitment to durable road networks and improved quality of life for Lagosians.
