He stated that when the red line rail service is launched in a few weeks, it would help to alleviate vehicle traffic congestion along the areas it serves.
The red line train links the Agbado region in Ogun State to Otto in Lagos.
Governor Sanwo-Olu made the promise on Thursday, at a high-level meeting with the President and management of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) at its headquarters in Beijing, China.
Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied to the meeting by the Honourable Commissioner of Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, and other top government officials informed the CCECC team that his government had promised over twenty-two million Lagosians that it would solve the traffic and transportation challenges they currently faced, hence the need to take off without further
The Governor, who expressed satisfaction with the pace of progress on the red line project, hinted that the State Government is prepared to open the red line rail for commercial operation as soon as the Presidency communicates President Bola Tinubu’s availability, who has agreed in principle to officially commission the project.
