Lagos state government has completed the first phase of the infrastructure works for the blue line rail from Marina to Mile 2, OduNews can confirm.
Jubril Gawat, a media aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday where he shared pictures of the rail line
COMPLETED: Phase 1 of the Infrastructure Works for the BLUE LINE Rail Project is done (Marina to Mile 2) ….. Congratulations Lagosians …. Congratulations the Performing Governor of Lagos State, @jidesanwoolu ????????????????#SanwoAgain #SanwoLekansi #ForAGreaterLagos pic.twitter.com/6ajvsnZlwH
— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) December 21, 2022
Recall that Sanwo-Olu had, during the campaign period for the office of the Governor, prior to the 2019 guber polls, promised to complete the infrastructure for the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line and bring it to passenger operation.
“The first phase is a 13-kilometer stretch from Marina to Mile 2 and has five stations at Mile 2, Suru-Alaba, Orile Iganmu, National Theatre and Marina. It is expected to move about 200,000 passengers daily”, he added.
According to Ojelabi, the rail system would be powered by electricity from an independent power plant to be purposely built for its operation.
Similarly, the Managing Director of LAMATA, Engr. Abimbola Akinajo, stressed that “the completion of the infrastructure for the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line is a testimonial of the importance of public transportation to Governor Sanwo-Olu’s THEMES agenda.”
