Lagos State says construction of the 68‑kilometre Green Line Rail from Marina to the Lekki Free Trade Zone will begin before year‑end. Transport Commissioner Oluwaseun Osiyemi told reporters at the ministry’s 2025 briefing in Alausa that motorists on the corridor should expect traffic disruption and appealed for public cooperation once work starts.
Osiyemi reported that the first phase of the Blue Line has now carried more than two million passengers, with three extra train sets due to arrive in May. Phase II, extending the line from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko, is scheduled for completion in December.
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On water transport, the Lagos Ferry Service moved 280,000 passengers between May 2024 and May 2025, while the waterways authority, LASWA, has secured ISO 9001:2015 certification for its safety and quality systems.
The commissioner added that 49 traffic‑junction upgrades are finished, six more are underway, and 50 electric buses will soon ply the Lagos–Badagry corridor. New dedicated number plates for people with disabilities and recently announced speed limits, he said, are aimed at safety and better data, not extra revenue.
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