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Rain stalls ongoing Kara Bridge structural integrity test

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2020 0

The Deputy Director Highways, Federal Ministry of Works, Lagos, Mr. Kayode Ibrahim, has said that the heavy Sunday morning rain has stalled the completion of the ongoing structural integrity test on Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ibrahim, representing the Federal Controller of

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Tankers explosions: FRSC diverts traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2020 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced diversion of traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, following an explosion involving four trailers on Sunday morning at Kara Bridge. The Lagos State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. “Following the unfortunate crash that involved three fuel tankers […]

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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Traffic diversion on ‘Kara’ Bridge begins Tuesday

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

Lagos – Traffic diversion for construction works to continue on the  600- metre  ‘Kara’ Bridge section on the Lagos outbound corridor  of  the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway  will begin on Tuesday. Mr Kayode Ibrahim, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing engineer supervising the project, told NAN on telephone in Lagos on Sunday that the decision was reached […]

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FG opens Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to traffic

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

The federal government on Sunday opened the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to traffic after completing repair works on a 600-metre stretch. The section between Kara Bridge and Isheri Junction in-bound Lagos was partially closed on September 2, for reconstruction work to take place, resulting in traffic diversion. A visit to the affected […]

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Trailer Crushes Okada rider Mother, Child

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2018 0

A Wednesday morning trailer and motorcycle accident on Kara Bridge has left at least one person dead and several others injured. The trailer is reported to have hit the motorcycle conveying a woman and her baby, killing the baby and injuring the mother in the process. The trailer thereafter plunged into the river with the […]