Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has concluded plans to give special recognition to people living with disabilities' by producing number plates, specifically meant for them. The arrangement, according to the Commissioner would enable anybody that sees them recognize that they are not as physically active as others and would as such accord them with special recognition.
Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this on Tuesday, at the 2025 Ministerial Press briefing on the scorecard of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu l/Obafemi Hamzat administration in the last one year, held in Alausa, Ikeja.
He also announced that the agency has handed 218, 000 copies to Lagosians in the year under review.
The Commissioner also disclosed that the agency performs other functions apart from the aforementioned role.
On the electric light rail mass transit with regards to blue line ridership, the commissioner explained that the first phase have five stations and 13 kilometre of track: Marina to Mile 2
Osiyemi stated, "The five stations already operational are: Marina, National Theatre, Iganmu, Alaba, Mile 2
"The first Phase has already commenced full commercial passenger operation and has transported more than 2 Million passengers to date.
"The full line is set to be 27 kilometres: Marina to Okokomaiko. Construction of phase 2 from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko started in December 2023.
"Expected to carry 500,000 passengers a day, the Lagos State Goverment has acquired additional three brand new rolling stock."
On the red line project, which is a 37km rail route from Marina via Iddo to Agbado along the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Right of Way (RoW), run via: Oyingbo, Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikeja, Agege, Iju and Agbado. Overpass at Yaba, Oyingbo, Mushin, Ikeja.
Speaking on the project, Osiyemi said, "Phase1 (Oyingbo to Agbado): Construction and Operation of railway systems from Oyingbo to Agbado sharing the track of NRC standard gauge from Ebute Metta to Agbado (27Km).
"Phase 1 already commenced full commercial passenger operations Phase 2 (Oyingbo to National Theatre) – Contract for the construction of civil work awarded to CCECC on February 29, 2024. The state government has also acquired of additional rolling stock."
On the upcoming rail projects, the commissioner added that a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on proposed Green Line has been signed with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to develop the Line Metro Project to further expanding the state's public transportation network.
Osiyemi disclosed that, "The construction of the green line project is expected to kick off later this year, 2025."
The Green Line is a 68 kilometer rail project that will run from Marina to Lekki Free Zone Purple Line Metro Project.
"Preliminary discussions has commenced on the 57 kilometer Purple Line that will traverse from Redemption Camp on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to Ojo connecting Volkswagen on Lagos Badagry Expressway," he said.
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