According to report reaching oyogist.com, The Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu has flagged off 37km Red Line rail, and he handed cheques to compensate affected property owners.
The Governor took to his verified twitter handle to disclose this:
He said: “I flagged off the commencement of the construction of the 37km Red Line Rail Mass Transit project today. The rail line will traverse from Agbado to Marina, moving more than one million commuters daily. The project will be in 3 phases.”
“The first phase (Agbado-Iddo) will be completed in 24 months and will share the FG’s Lagos-Ibadan track up to Ebute Metta. It will run on its dedicated track from there to Oyingbo and reduce travel time from 2.5 hours to 35 minutes. The Red Line project is to raise mass transportation capacity.”
“In the state while complementing the Blue Line that will move from Okokomaiko to Marina. The Blue Line is presently at 78% completion stage. I also handed out cheques as compensation to property owners affected by the right-of-way as this project is an initiative o deliver enduring infrastructure and make Lagos a competitive mega city.
“The start of the construction of infrastructure for the standard gauge Red Line demonstrates our commitment to achieving the objectives of transportation and traffic management in our development agenda. We recognize that efficient transportation is the backbone of any economy and we are happy to be committing this investment so people can meet their daily targets and aspirations.”
