TRAVEL ADVISORY: ACCESS BANK LAGOS CITY
MARATHON
Feb 08, 2022.

The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon shall hold within
the Lagos Metropolis on Saturday, 12th February, 2022,
starting from 5.00am. The race shall be in two categories
with different “Start Points” and distances to be covered.

MARATHON DEDICATED ROUTES
The first category of the Access Bank-Lagos City
Marathon covers 42 km and shall commence from
National Stadium Underbridge on Funsho Williams Avenue
and shall go through Barracks >>> Ojuelegba on the main
carriageway >>> Dorman Long Bridge >>> Fadeyi on
Ikorodu Road >>>Obanikoro >>> Anthony to Gbagada >>>
Third Mainland Bridge >>> Osborne Road >>> Alfred
Rewane (Old Kingsway) Road >>> Falomo Roundabout >>>
Bourdillon Road >>>Cable Bridge (Ikoyi – Lekki Link Bridge)
>>> Admiralty Way >>>Lekki First Roundabout >>>Lekki
Tollgate >>> Ozumba Mbadiwe Road >>>Akin Adesola
Street >>> Bishop Oluwole Street and terminating at Eko
Atlantic City.
The second category of the race covers 10 km, and starts
from Durosimi Etti, Lekki Phase 1 and shall connect Lekki
First Roundabout >>>Lekki Tollgate >>> Ozumba Mbadiwe
Road >>>Akin Adesola Street>>> Bishop Oluwole and
terminating at Eko Atlantic City ( Finish Point).
Hence, motorists and commuters plying these roads are
hereby informed of the necessary closure of these routes
in order to safeguard the runners and maintain the
integrity of the marathon.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
Due to the road closure that is inevitable within the
duration of the marathon, accessible alternative routes
identified for road users include the following;
1) Motorists on Eko Bridge coming from Apongbon shall
be diverted to Costain Roundabout to connect Ebute –
Metta, Orile, Nigerian Breweries/ Abebe Village, Eric
Moore, Bode Thomas, Adeniran Ogunsanya, and link
destination as appropriate.
2) From Alaka Estate, motorists shall be diverted to Iponri
or Iponri Estate to link Bode Thomas, Adeniran Ogunsanya
or Babs Animasahun >>>connect destination.
3) Motorists from Masha inwards Stadium shall be
diverted through Shitta Roundabout >>> Akerele Street for
onward movement through Falolu or Adeniran
Ogunsanya>>> connect destination.
4) Motorists from Apapa / Orile – Iganmu going towards
Funsho Williams Avenue shall be diverted to Apapa Road
or Nigerian Breweries/ Abebe Village >>> link Eric Moore,
Bode Thomas, Babs Animashaun or Adeniran Ogunsanya
>>>connect destination.
5) On Ikorodu Road, vehicular movement is allowed from
Anthony inwards Fadeyi to Eko Bridge inwards Lagos but
no movement shall be allowed from Fadeyi inwards
Anthony. Motorists should also note that the making use
of Anthony Interchange inwards Gbagada to connect
Lagos/ Toll Gate shall be barred. However, traffic coming
from Gbagada can access Ikorodu Road through the
Anthony Interchange or before it.
6) From Apapa – Oshodi Expressway, that is from Mile 2,
motorists shall be diverted through BOC Gases / Armed
Forces Resettlement Centre into the service lane to
connect Agege Motor Road. Traffic shall also be diverted
to Town Planning Way through the service lane after
descending Oshodi Oke to connect destination as
appropriate since traffic shall be closed shortly before
Anthony Interchange.
7) From Old Tollgate to Alapere, Ogudu, motorists cannot
access Third Mainland Bridge. They shall be diverted to
Gbagada on Oworonshoki – Oshodi – Apapa Expressway to
connect destination.
8 ) From Ajah, motorists coming towards Ozumba
Mbadiwe Road shall be diverted to Admiralty Way, Lekki
Phase 1.
9) Motorists coming from Lekki through the Cable Bridge
(Ikoyi – Lekki Link Bridge) shall be diverted to Gerrard Road
as Alexander and Bourdillion Roads are temporarily closed
to traffic.
10) From Bonny Camp Roundabout to Ozumba Mbadiwe
Road, motorists shall be diverted to Kofo Abayomi Street
through Old Mr Biggs.
NOTE: All adjoining streets and feeder roads leading to
marathon dedicated route shall be temporarily closed to
traffic to ensure a hitch free exercise and guarantee the
safety and security of the athletes.
CONCLUSION
The organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
wish to request for the support, understanding and
cooperation of the motoring public in adhering to the
guidelines outlined above, and also wish to apologise for
all inconveniences these closures and interruptions may
cause their journeys. However, traffic control and security
personnel have been detailed to handle critical junctions
and intersections on all the alternatives routes so as to
maintain law, order and sanity for the motorists.