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Kara bridge repairs, Otedola crash worsen Lagos-Ibadan gridlock
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni Motorists and commuters were stranded for several hours on Wednesday as ongoing repairs on Kara Bridge, at the Lagos-Ogun boundary, combined with a truck accident around the Otedola area to worsen traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and adjoining roads. The gridlock stretched from the expressway to Alapere Road and towards the Third […]
- By Olasunkanmi Akoni Motorists and commuters were stranded for several hours on Wednesday as ongoing repairs on Kara Bridge, at the Lagos-Ogun boundary, combined with a truck accident around the Otedola area to worsen traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and adjoining roads....
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- By Olasunkanmi Akoni Motorists and commuters were stranded for several hours on Wednesday as ongoing repairs on Kara Bridge, at the Lagos-Ogun boundary, combined with a truck accident around the Otedola area to worsen traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and adjoining roads. The gridlock stretched from the expressway to Alapere Road and towards the Third […].
- By Olasunkanmi Akoni Motorists and commuters were stranded for several hours on Wednesday as ongoing repairs on Kara Bridge, at the Lagos-Ogun boundary, combined with a truck accident around the Otedola area to worsen traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and adjoining roads. The gridlock stretched from the expressway to Alapere Road and towards the Third […] The post Kara bridge repairs, Otedola crash worsen Lagos-Ibadan gridlock appeared first on Vanguard News .
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