Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says his administration remains focused in its commitment to developing sustainable solutions to the transportation challenges in the Africa modern mega city by reducing traffic congestion, improving travel time, as well as the cost of commuting.
Yaba Flyover, one of the four bridges being constructed by the state government along the Red Line rail corridor is now open to traffic, creating a new commuting and connectivity experience in Lagos Mainland.
Sanwo-Olu who commissioned the T-shape overpass that will serve as an alternative route to access Ebute Metta, Oyingbo, Yaba and Surulere undertaken by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), said it had brought traffic relief to motorists and commuters plying Yaba.
According to him, the infrastructure has solved congestion and delays associated with railway level crossing, which hitherto hindered free movement in the vicinity.
He said: “Today, we are witnessing another leap in the fulfilment of our promise under the Traffic management and Transportation pillar of our development agenda. Three years ago, we undertook the task to construct four bridges across rail lines between Oyingbo and Ikeja, the objective being to bring relief to our teeming residents by reducing congestion and improving travel time as well as the cost of commuting. Over the years, we recorded avoidable fatal accidents on railway crossings, most of the time due to human errors.
In her address, the managing director/CEO of Lagos LAMATA, Abimbola Akinajo, said the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line Yaba Overpass Bridge will drastically reduce congestion in the area.
Akinajo said the Yaba Overpass Bridge is one of the five bridges the state government agreed with the Federal Ministry of Transport to build to separate vehicular and train traffic and, therefore, eliminate incessant accidents on railway level crossings.
