The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday launched the first phase of the Lagos blue rail project at the National Theatre.
This was disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary to Sanwo-Olu, Gbenga Akosile, through his Twitter page.
“Governor @jidesanwoolu, his deputy @drobafemihamzat, Speaker LAHA, @mudashiru_obasa and other dignitaries enjoy the first train ride on the Blue Line from Iganmu (National Arts Theater) to Marina. Congratulations to Lagosians.” He tweeted.
Recall that Sanwo-Olu had, during the campaign period for the office of the Governor, prior to 2019 guber polls, promised to complete the infrastructure for the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line and bring it to passenger operation.
“The first phase is a 13-kilometer stretch from Marina to Mile 2 and has five stations at Mile 2, Suru-Alaba, Orile Iganmu, National Theatre and Marina. It is expected to move about 200,000 passengers daily”, he said.
Also the Consultant, Corporate Communications of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority in an interview with The PUNCH, said Sanwo-Olu had promised that the project would be completed in the last quarter of 2022.
“The Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line is one of the six rail lines and monorail prescribed for Lagos in the state’s Strategic Transport Master Plan.” He said.
He also added that the construction had been divided into phases for ease of implementation and is expected to move more than 500,000 passengers when the entire line was completed.
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