Governor Babatunde Fashola said yesterday that the residents of Lagos State would soon begin to enjoy cable car transportation, adding that the project was on the verge of completion. Fashola said the introduction of the cable car transportation was one of the intermodal transportation models embarked upon by his administration in line with the global practices.
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Speaking at the 2013 World Habitat Day held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, the governor described the innovation as vital to achieving the mega city status. He said his administration would activate every means of transportation in the state to reduce the number of vehicles on the road which, according to him, translates to unhealthy volumes of carbon emission.
The governor described the theme of this year’s World Habitat Day: “Urban Mobility” as apt, saying that his administration was already working on arrays of affordable intercity modes of transportation to ease movement, because over 70 per cent of the residents live in the metropolis. Fashola, who spoke through the Commissioner for Transportation, Comrade Kayode Opeifa, disclosed that the state would soon commission the Blue and Red Rail lines, saying when completed, estimated 1.6 million Lagos residents would be transported daily.
He said: “By the end of 2014, the Blue Line should transport Lagosians from Mile 2 to Marina, a journey of about 13.5 kilometres, in the shortest possible time. “We are also proud to say that the cable car, a veritable means of fast and unhindered transportation, is on the verge of completion.
“To grow the economy of our dear city of Lagos into one of the model Mega Cities in Africa, embracing the best practices in the transportation/urban mobility cannot be overlooked. “Lagosians must accept the concept of transportation as safer and more economical. We must recognise that individual transportation translates to more vehicles on the roads, which translate to an unhealthy volume of carbon emissions.
“Hence, our drive is to provide a combination of transportation that would include road, rail and water ways. The challenges, however, are formulating more innovative changes aimed at ensuring the sustainability of these policies.” On his part, the Commissioner for Physical Planning, Olutoyin Ayinde, said the theme of this year’s World Habitat Day was not determined by his ministry, but by the United Nations. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This is a welcome development. The success will be appreciated by all. AJ
ReplyDeleteWell done our senior colloegue
ReplyDeleteEko oni baje
ReplyDeleteI thought some people would criticize this laudable idea. Let's be praying for our leaders we still have some who are development conscious.
ReplyDeleteTHUMBS UP!
ReplyDeletegood news and keep it up
ReplyDeleteNa wa oooh hope dey woyld mainrain dis.... with issues of light n all.... perso no wan turn superman ooh
ReplyDeleteImagine power cut when you are in the middle (no going back and no moving forward) then you are stuck for like 30 minutes. Imagine sitting next to a double madam and hoping that you reach where you are going in one piece. I hope this works though.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good idea, yes! We are building a Lagos MEGA city. But my people, before most mega cities of the world started thinking about this cable cars, I believe they have explore most better means of transport like road, rail and water, air. I would have loved my enviable governor to fully explore water ways which we are so blessed with in Lagos. So as to reduce the heavy traffic we are experiencing. Because I don't knw how many ropes( cables) that will convey over 20millions lagosians o....eko o ni baje o!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJay!
Fashola is a performer any day. If he goes for presidency elections, I will vote him even though I am Igbo.
ReplyDeleteBaba, make u provide parachute for passengers incase of power failure
ReplyDeleteWelcome development. Jay,Fashola has already done that with CMS-IKORODU,MILE 2- MARINA, etc route on our waters. What I think is to explore more opportunities via the waterways.
ReplyDeleteMa ba ise re lo if only the constitution allows 3rd term
Your Excellency I pray for people like you to be president of this nation, count on my support a true transformation job thumps up
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