Lagos state Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the ongoing construction of 13.68 kilometre-long BRT route from Oshodi to Abule Egba would be completed in May, this year.
Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while inspecting the project is being handled and supervised by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Sunday.
He said upon completion the project would bring relief to residents, as it is expected to ease transportation challenges along the route.
The governor said over 200 mass transit buses would be deployed to the corridor for immediate operations, pointing out that additional buses would be delivered based on assessment of traffic situation and utilisation.
He said: “This BRT corridor was conceived with the intention to address congestion and transportation challenges along the Oshodi-Abule Egba corridor. We are fully back on this project and we are pushing the contractor to step up the pace of work on it. Once it starts operation, this will significantly bring relief and reduce traffic congestion and transportation problems along this route.
“We are hoping that by the end of May, we should complete the entire Phase 1 of the BRT infrastructure along this route. The work has been pushed up and there entire project is about 75 per cent to completion. The rest of the construction activities to be done include completion of bus shelters, rigid pavements and terminals,” he said.
