Lagos.Cool Editorial
Gbagada to Ikeja na classic mainland-to-mainland commute, roughly 12km wey dey link a settled residential belt with the business capital via Anthony, Maryland and the Ikorodu Road corridor. Off-peak the drive na 25-35 minutes; the friction dey come from the Anthony and Maryland interchange, two of the busiest merge point for mainland, wey fit add solid half hour when the morning tide turn toward Ikeja.
Danfo plenty and cheap for this axis — bus wey dey run Gbagada to Ojota, Maryland and on to Ikeja dey leave the Gbagada expressway stop all day, often with quick change for Ojota or Maryland. No dedicated BRT lane dey serve the direct Gbagada-Ikeja leg, so the red bus na partial help at best; most commuter dey mix danfo with keke for the inner link, or take Bolt when the distance and weather justify am. Ride-hailing affordable here and na common choice for the office crowd.
For Gbagada resident, na one of the more manageable commute to Ikeja precisely because e stay for mainland and dodge Third Mainland Bridge completely. The whole game na the interchange: clear Anthony and Maryland before the morning peak set in and the trip easy, hit dem for 8 AM and you go inherit the corridor worst traffic. Timing, like always for mainland, beat mode.
The evening leg dey mirror the morning: as you dey head home from Ikeja after 5 PM, the same Anthony and Maryland merge dey seize up, so 25-minute run go become one hour. Commuter wey fit shift their close to before 4:30 PM or after 8 PM go save themselves the worst of am, and Cowry card for any BRT segment dey keep the cash cost down over a month.