State commissioner for transportation says new BRT buses will carry almost 450,000 passengers daily

On November 12th, the governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode, commissioned the Mile 12-Ikorodu BRT Extension (BRT Classic) and launched 434 new BRT buses.

"Our administration is committed to deal with issues of traffic congestion and bringing comfort and convenience to commuters in Lagos state. The BRT system is initiated as part of a strategy to modernise the public transport system as we have it in many parts of the world. The 30-year strategic master plan involves six rail lines, 13 BRT corridors, three cubical corridors and 26 developed water roots.’"

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Now, the state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, is also speaking on the project.

In a recent interview, he revealed that the new BRT buses are expected to take almost 450,000 passengers daily, adding that this will help reduce the traffic in Lagos state.

“The project will benefit all the people of Lagos not just the people of Ikorodu alone. It is everybody in the state that will take the BRT buses. The first pilot scheme was from Mile 12 to CMS. And that section from inception to date has carried almost 350 million passengers.

“And this one, on daily basis, will carry almost 450,000 passengers. It is meant to showcase that the way to go is to create a public transportation that will move the people en masse. A city with 22 million people needs efficient, reliable, accessible and safe transportation system. This is just an example of what we planned for Lagos State.”

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Do you agree that the new BRT buses will help reduce traffic in Lagos state?