{
  "id": 14918684,
  "title": "Lagos announces traffic diversion ahead 35-day Ozumba Mbadiwe road rehabilitation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/lagos-announces-traffic-diversion-ahead-35-day-ozumba-mbadiwe-road-14918684",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:30:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-announces-traffic-diversion-ahead-35-day-ozumba-mbadiwe-road-rehabilitation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Lagos State Government has announced a 35-day rehabilitation of Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, scheduled to start on October 19, 2026. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion during the project. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, revealed the details in a traffic advisory issued on October 15, 2026.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos announces traffic diversion ahead 35-day Ozumba Mbadiwe road rehabilitation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/lagos-announces-traffic-diversion-ahead-35-day-ozumba-mbadiwe-road",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:24:54.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}