To begin preliminary work on the Green Line project’s development, the Lagos State government announced it has signed an MoU with the Federal Government’s Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI).
The Information and Strategy Commissioner for Lagos State. This was made known by Gbenga Omotoso in a statement on Tuesday.
He added that once the Lekki Free Trade Zone is completed, Marina will be connected by the 68-kilometer Green Line.
He recalled that in 2024, the State Government completed 36 road projects, including bridges, link bridges, and pedestrian infrastructure noting that it also has over 51 other road projects that are at various stages of development, across all five divisions of the State.
According to the Government spokesperson, these include the Arowojobe Link Bridge and Approach Road, Mende, Maryland, Sand Zero Road, Oyingbo, Platinum Road, Igbokusu, Babafemi Dada Bridge and adjoining roads – Yinka Folarin, Jamiu Lawal, and Shalom Academy Road Network, Samuel Ekundayo Road, and Abaranje Road.
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Others are Eluku Street/Mosafejo, Agbowa Ikosi, Adamo-Akanun-Agunfoye Lugbusi Roads, Oba Dosunmu Road, Ikeja GRA, Oduduwa Way and Oduduwa Crescent, Ikeja GRA, Sasegbon Street, Ikeja GRA, Alternative Route to Admiralty Circle Toll Plaza, Sobo Arobiodu Street, Ikeja GRA and Lekki-Epe Expressway (Phase IIA and Phase IIB).
The current administration is working on new BRT bus terminals as part of its Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) project, which is progressing. The Abule Egba Bus Terminal’s detailed engineering design and construction are progressing well.
Similarly, work on the Iyana Ipaja Bus Terminal is advancing, while the Ajah Bus Terminals and Depots, along with the Addo Road Junction Improvement and Pedestrian Bridge, are nearing completion. Additionally, the construction of BRT infrastructure along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway is progressing, with the section from Doyin Orile to Mile 2 currently under development.
The first phase of the 27-kilometer Red Line rail was completed and put in place last year, according to the Commissioner, who assured that history had been made. This rail line, on which passenger operations commenced on October 15, 2024, is expected to serve 500, 000 passengers per day.
The initial phase covers a 27-kilometer stretch from Agbado in Ogun State to Oyingbo in Lagos, with eight stations at key areas (Agbado, Iju, Agege, Ikeja, Oshodi, Mushin, Yaba, and Oyingbo), four vehicular overpasses, three Pedestrian Bridges, and integration with Ikeja, Oshodi, Yaba and Oyingbo Bus Terminals, among other features.
Source: Channels TV
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