By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has inaugurated the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line (Marina to Mile 2), at the National Theatre Blue Line Station in the Iganmu area of the state.
Sanwo-Olu was, at the event on Wednesday with his cabinet members including his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat.
Earlier, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) said the commencement of passenger operations was slated for the first quarter of 2023.
He said the Blue Line was one of the six rail lines and monorail prescribed for Lagos in the state’s Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP).
Stonix News reports that Blue Line is a 27-kilometer rail system from Marina to Okokomaiko. Construction.
It has been divided into phases for ease of implementation and is expected to move more than 500,000 passengers when the entire line is completed.
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