Lagos Begins 35-Day Lekki-Epe Expressway Rehabilitation Thursday
The Lagos State Government will on Thursday commence a 35-day rehabilitation of damaged sections of the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway, with traffic diversion measures to be introduced to minimise congestion during the exercise.
The rehabilitation will cover sections from Bonny Camp to Admiralty Way Junction, as well as areas around Victoria Garden City (VGC), as part of efforts to improve road conditions and enhance safety along the busy corridor.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, disclosed this on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to discuss the scope of the project and traffic management arrangements.
Daramola said the engagement was part of the state government’s commitment to consulting residents, businesses and other road users before embarking on major infrastructure projects.
He explained that feedback from stakeholders would guide the implementation of the rehabilitation, urging motorists and residents to cooperate with the government throughout the construction period.
According to him, the intervention is particularly important as Lagos prepares for increased vehicular movement during the festive season.
He added that the rehabilitation would improve road safety and ease movement along the strategic expressway, which serves residential communities, commercial centres and major industrial investments across the Lekki-Epe axis.
The road provides access to key economic facilities, including the Lekki Free Zone, Dangote Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Factory, Lekki Deep Sea Port and Eleganza Industrial Estate. It also serves educational institutions such as Pan-Atlantic University and Lagos Business School, alongside several housing developments.
However, rapid urbanisation, expanding commercial activities and increasing traffic volumes have contributed to the deterioration of some sections of the expressway.
Daramola said the state government was also addressing drainage challenges along the corridor, noting that the proposed Green Line rail project formed part of its broader strategy to improve transportation infrastructure in the area.
He disclosed that the government had reconstructed and rehabilitated 69.44 kilometres of the expressway, comprising 49.7 kilometres of reinforced concrete pavement and 19.76 kilometres of flexible pavement.
Residents Seek Improved Drainage, Traffic Management
At the stakeholders’ meeting, the Chairman of the Victoria Island and Ikoyi Residents Association, Prince Akin Fadoju, called for improved drainage infrastructure to tackle flooding in the area.
Fadoju acknowledged that drainage challenges predated the current administration but stressed the need for urgent intervention to address the problem.
Other stakeholders urged the state government to deploy traffic management officials throughout the rehabilitation period to direct motorists and prevent gridlock.
They also called for the maintenance of alternative routes and adequate security measures to protect road users while construction activities last.
The ongoing intervention forms part of the state government’s broader programme to rehabilitate the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway.
In November 2020, the government awarded the first phase of the project, covering 18.75 kilometres from Eleko to Epe T-Junction in Ibeju-Lekki. The project was completed and commissioned in February 2023.
Phases IIA and IIB, covering the stretch from Eleko Junction to Abraham Adesanya, were subsequently awarded, while rehabilitation works between Admiralty Intersection and Ajah Jubilee Flyover have also been completed.
Meanwhile, the state government in April 2025 awarded early infrastructure development works for the proposed Green Line mass transit project.
The planned rail corridor will run from Marina through the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe axis towards the proposed Lekki International Airport, connecting Lagos Island with the state’s rapidly developing eastern corridor.
