Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on a site inspection of the rail project construction.

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has assured the Lagos State Government of prompt implementation of transport projects the agency is providing funding and technical support.
AFD is supporting the Lagos State Government through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) for the development of eight Quality Bus Corridors (QBCs) and two transport interchanges under the Lagos State Strategic Transport Master Plan Project Phase 1 (LSTMPP1).
AFD Task Team Leader, Mr. David Margonszternd informed during a mission of the Agency’s team to LAMATA that the French development agency was determined to support in impact the Lagos transport system and make the city of Lagos competitive. He explained that AFD would provide fund for two transport interchanges at Marina and Mile 2 and eight corridors for quality bus operations.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a dedicated security team for the monitoring of transport infrastructure and the enforcement of extant rules on the use of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) regulation.
Approval for the dedicated security team followed incessant damage to transport infrastructure and violation of the BRT lanes which more often impeded the operation of the BRT system.

The Lagos State House of Assembly has endorsed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s vision to have two rail lines operational by 2022.
The State is currently constructing the infrastructure for the Blue Line, which would run from Marina, lagos to Okokomaiko while the Red, whose construction is to begin soon, will share tracks with the Lagos – Ibadan Rail Modernisation project of the Federal Government and are expected to move more than one million passengers daily

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has assured residents of areas hosting projects associated with the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line project that adequate security arrangement would be made to safeguard lives and property.