Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that the Lagos rail mass transit red line will be inaugurated on Feb. 29, in order to further ease transportation in Lagos.
Sanwo-Olu said this in Ikeja on Wednesday, at the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) Stakeholders Forum 2024, with theme :”Parking in Lagos, The Journey So Far, Assessing the social and Economic impact of the Sector”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Red Line rail, when operational, will convey about 500,000 passengers daily.
Sanwo-Olu had on Feb. 1 hinted that the Red Line, the construction of which began during his administration, was exciting.
‘I am happy to invite you when Mr President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would be commissioning the Red Line.
“We are still hoping to commission it within this February.
”We believe the Red Line will carry more passengers than the Blue Line.
“The Red Line is longer and it has a lot of other infrastructure,” he had said.