Breaking: Flooding on Third Mainland Bridge Routes Causes Gridlock

Oluwasegun SanusiJuly 3, 20241 Mins read218

Severe flooding on the right lane of the Third Mainland Bridge has reportedly caused significant traffic disruption in Lagos this morning.

This unexpected deluge has created a significant bottleneck, affecting commuters.

According to witnesses on X, the flooding extended from the Iyana-Oworo area, particularly around Olopo Meji, to the bridge itself.

This has caused a traffic jam that stretched back to Alapere, as vehicles were forced to navigate through the middle lane to avoid the inundated right side.

Eyewitnesses have taken to X and are sharing videos of the flooding. Motorists reported that the Iyana-Oworo end is entirely submerged, making it nearly impassable.

Iyana-Oworo, Olopo meji area heading to 3rd Mainland Bridge this morning is completely flooded, causing long traffic that extends to Alapere.

Start Typing that Dear HR email cos this rain 😂

pic.twitter.com/xnh14TOw6I

— JayNaijaTv (@JayNaijaTv) July 3, 2024

Dear Lagosians, sorry.
Traffic gridlock as flood overtakes a section of the road leading to third mainland bridge. pic.twitter.com/NyvVjfLjH5

— Onis mate (@iam_onismate) July 3, 2024

The highway drainage is blocked
It didn't happen overnight, it's a gradual process that reeks of next to zero maintenance

Ironically, the same is starting to happen on the newly renovated third mainland bridge.

We're starting to see little pools of water gather on the two outer…

— OldEnglishMaN (@seunalaran) July 3, 2024

This situation has raised questions about the recent renovation work completed by the Federal Government just a few weeks ago.

The newly commissioned bridge was expected to improve traffic flow and safety, yet this incident has highlighted potential flaws in its drainage infrastructure.