The Sector Commander of the Federal Safety Corps [FRSC], Ogun State Command, Clement Oladele, has debunked the rumour that the Lagos-Sagamu Interchange has been closed.
The FRSC boss, however, explained that a part of the section that leads to Ijebu-Ode -Benin Expressway was cordoned off.
He said it was cordoned off due to the impact of the fire incident that happened as a result of fuel tankers explosion on the Lagos-Sagamu-Bennin Expressway on Wednesday.
Two fuel tankers got burnt at the spot when they colluded with each on Wednesday which affected destroyed some sections of the road .
He said some Engineers of the company working on the road had examined the affected parts of the road and advised that the area had been compromised.
Oladele further said, his men had initially acted on the advice and diverted the vehicles plying the road, but, reversed the action due to another advice from the senior Engineers.
According to him, a set of senior Engineers visited the scene and gave a nod for the use of the part of the section of the road.
When asked if the interchange had been closed due to the incident, Oladele said,
“No. What happened was that the road was checked and discovered that sections of it were compromised.
“So, they still further sent another set of Engineers who re-examined it and said they would close only the sections that are compromised while the other section would still be available for use.
“We have even started enforcing it, we directed vehicles not to use the bridge because we are scared that the bridge may have been affected. Later, they now brought more senior Engineers who came and said no! It is still okay, they said the only thing we can do is that the area affected area be blocked.
“They are currently working on it because the fire burnt the section that leads to Ijebu-Ode, the part of the column are badly burnt .”
Oladele further explained
“that another set of Engineers visited the scene again to check and said the other parts of the section are still good . Asking motorists to continue using it.
He said
“Not the entire sections, there are two lanes.We have even issued an advisory that in the interim people should use the other part at the back of Road Safety .
“They should use the other part from the Road Safety Office, just go and connect.”
While giving an analogy, the FRSC said what happened could be likened to a situation where a room in a building got burnt.
He said,
“if a room in a building gets burnt ,you will continue to live in the building while the affected room will be fixed . That is what happened .”
When asked to advise the motorists, Oladele urged the road users to be patient when they are approaching the bridges.
He said,
“People should be patient when they are approaching the bridges. when you are approaching bridges slow down your vehicles so that you can control your vehicles.”
