The Lagos State Authorities has introduced momentary traffic diversions in components of the town ahead of the Cycology X Itel Tour de Nigeria Cycling Race, scheduled to happen on Sunday, November 2, 2025, between 7 am and 11 am.
In line with the Lagos State Sports activities Fee, the 60-kilometre race will begin at Dolphin Loop, passing via Osborne Highway, Ring Highway, Third Mainland Bridge, Iyana Oworo, Gbagada Expressway, Oshodi Oke, and the MMIA Underbridge (U-turn), earlier than returning to Dolphin Property for the end line.
In a press release launched on Friday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, suggested motorists from Ikeja heading in the direction of Victoria Island to make use of Ikorodu Highway by way of Funsho Williams Avenue and join via Eko Bridge.
“For these coming from Mowe or alongside the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, motorists ought to take the Ojota Slip Highway to Ikorodu Highway, then proceed via Funsho Williams Avenue to Eko Bridge,” Osiyemi acknowledged.
He clarified that the Third Mainland Bridge would stay open to traffic all through the occasion, although motion could be strictly regulated to make sure the security of members and street customers.
“All adjoining roads can be opened intermittently as cyclists progress alongside the route,” he added.
The Commissioner assured that the Lagos State Traffic Administration Authority, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police, could be on floor to handle vehicular motion and keep public order.
He careworn that no street could be utterly closed and that vehicular entry could be permitted at managed intervals.
Osiyemi appealed to motorists to plan their journeys early, use designated different routes, and train endurance in the course of the transient diversion, noting that the measures had been designed to make sure a protected and hitch-free occasion for each members and residents.
