Today Thursday, 15th April 2021, Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu performed the Groundbreaking Ceremony and commencement of Civil Works for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line Project.
The Red Line Rail Project is a 37km rail route from Marina to Agbado to be implemented in Phases, First Phase will be from Oyingbo to Agbado, to share tracks with NRC on the Lagos Ibadan Rail.
On the completion of the Phase1 of the project, It is expected to run 37 trips daily which is about 450,000 passengers Daily, The NRC will also run a maximum of 16hours a day between Lagos and Ibadan.
To ensure Safety for Lagosians, There are 10 vehicular overpasses and pedestrian bridges for proposed for this rail line to separate vehicular & pedestrian movements from train movements.
Lagos State will construct four vehicular overpasses and pedestrian bridges in Mushin, Ikeja, Yaba and Oyingbo.
The Lagos State Government has evaluated all properties affected including Landlords and tenants which is a Total of 263 properties have been identified and Governor @jidesanwoolu presented their Chequers to some of them today.
The Red Line Rail will cut down travel time and in turn improve the productive capacity of the economy and also ensure safety from any form of accident and danger.
The implementation of the Red line project has become very elevated because of the financing package put in place for it by the State Government through the Central Bank Nigeria (@cenbank) Differentiated Cash Reserve Requirement (DCRR) programme.
Governor @jidesanwoolu says work is going on simultaneously on bringing the first phase of the Blue Line to passenger operation, to be in operation by the fourth quarter of 2022.
UPDATE: Lagos State Government has taken over the welfare of Mary Daniel, the 26-year-old homeless amputee and single mother, whose tragic story trended on social media platforms over the weekend.
Speaking on the intervention of the State Government, the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale, stated that the move became necessary in order to protect the physically challenged woman from abuse and risk.
According to the Special Adviser, Daniel, an indigene of Ayingba, Kogi State, who just moved to Lagos two weeks ago, hawked table water in traffic in Oshodi to earn a living, ...
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) is collaborating with the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, to incorporate waste management in the curriculum of primary schools, as a way of re-orientating the younger generations for sustainable environment. @jidesanwoolu
At the inaugural training of teachers, themed: Waste Education in the 21st Century, held at LASUBEB, Maryland, the Managing Director/CEO of (@Lawma_gov), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, noted that incorporating waste management into the academic curriculum of primary schools, ..
... was the most creative was of reshaping the environmental consciousness of the younger generation.
FLASH: Lagos State Government has further eased restrictions on Social/Event centres in the State. This was disclosed today by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff and the DG, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola.
Mr. Mojola stated that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, after due consultation and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDA’s including The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture ...
... and Lagos State Safety Commission has approved the further easing of social centres across the State with immediate effect.
The Lagos State Government has again condemned the action of some Naval Ratings noted for escorting commercial vehicles, who attacked LASTMA Personnel for apprehending a VOLKSWAGEN BUS with registration number LSD 73 XT.
According to eyewitnesses, the said bus obstructed the flow of traffic at Onipanu inward Fadeyi on Ikorodu Road and evaded arrest. It took the determined efforts of the LASTMA Team to track down the vehicle at Fadeyi inward Jibowu.
The source also gathered that the driver had the audacity to stop in the middle of the main carriageway to discharge passengers at Fadeyi under the cover of Naval Ratings on escort.
FLASH: The Lagos State Government will be diverting the traffic on Adegbola Street from Sunday 11th April, 2021 for 15 months in readiness for the construction of Ikeja Overpass, Lagos Rail Mass Transit, Red Line Project.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Transportation, the Commissioner, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde explained that the diversion was in line with the construction of an Overpass Rail Line Bridge hence the need to ensure safety of motorists, ..
... road users and the contractors against any form of accident during the stipulated construction duration.
1. Your vehicle plate number is from Lagos State, ur Insurance, Vehicle License BUT ur Road Worthiness is from Ogun State, for clarity purposes ... Everything is recognized across the country but all must be in ONE Location. There is no racket.
2. This helps for security purposes and also a proper database of vehicles in the State .. U don’t need to do another Road Worthiness as far as all your documents tally with the location of ur plate number even if u drive to Abuja, It remains VALID.
@OluyomiOjo 3. The camera that captured ur plate number did not make an error and there is no racket ... The Database here clearly shows that the road worthiness is not captured in the State Database as required.