Ikorodu Road is a major expressway connecting the
Mainland of
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
to
Ikorodu
Ikorodu is a large city in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the north-east of Lagos, along the Lagos Lagoon and shares boundary with Ogun State. With a population of over 1million inhabitant, Ikorodu is currently the 12 largest city in Nig ...
. The road is designated as the
A1 highway for its entire 24.5 kilometer length. For most of the Lagos portion, it is a four-lane
expressway
Expressway may refer to:
* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional s ...
with two
frontage roads
A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road. A frontage road is often used to provide access to private driv ...
parallel to the expressway. The expressway crosses other major expressways such as
Apapa Oworonshoki Expressway and
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The expressway also hosts many of the
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (abbreviated LAMATA) is the Lagos State Government agency created to coordinate transport planning, policies, and public transport infrastructure implementation in the Lagos Metropolitan Area, Nigeri ...
's
bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...
(BRT) stops all the way to Ikorodu
Lagos
Ikorodu Road officially starts after the
flyover with
Murtala Muhammed Way in
Lagos Mainland. From here its travels north dividing
Mushin from
Somolu
Somolu (or Shomolu) is a local government area (LGA) in Lagos. It is located in Southwest Nigeria, North of Lagos city and its administrative headquarters is located on Durosimi Street. Somolu Local Government is part of the Lagos East Senatorial ...
. After its 4 kilometer mark, the expressway interchanges with
Apapa Oworonshoki Expressway or Gbagada Expressway. After passing the interchange, it continues northwards to
Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way (leading towards
Computer Village
The Computer Village is an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) accessories market located in a community called Otigba, located at Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The market is the largest ICT accessory market i ...
and
Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Then makes a
cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads. To go left (in right-hand traffic; reverse directions in left-driving regions), vehicles first continue as one road passes over or under the ...
with
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. After this interchange, it becomes an divided
arterial road all the way eastwards into
Ikorodu
Ikorodu is a large city in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the north-east of Lagos, along the Lagos Lagoon and shares boundary with Ogun State. With a population of over 1million inhabitant, Ikorodu is currently the 12 largest city in Nig ...
.
Roads in Lagos
Ikorodu
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