By MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, said the state government had commenced the construction of the route for the cable car project to complement the transportation system in the state, saying, “the project is on the verge of completion.”

Fashola, who disclosed this at the event marking the 2013 World Habitat Day: ‘Urban Mobility,’ at the Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, said the introduction of the cable car transportation was in line with the global practices.

The governor, who was represented by Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, described the innovation as vital to achieving the mega city status.

He assured that, “the present administration is committed to activating every means of transportation in Lagos in order to reduce numbers of vehicles on the road, which translates to unhealthy volumes of carbon emissions.”

Fashola noted that the state would soon commission the Blue and Red Rail lines to further increase residents transport options, saying, “when completed, about 1.6 million Lagosians would be transported daily.”

According to him, “at the end of the 2014, the Blue Line of the rail project should begin to transport residents from Mile2 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 translates 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,” he added.

Speaking on the theme, Fashola said that the theme was apt, boasting that his administration is already working on arrays of affordable intercity modes of transportation to easy the movement of the residents, having realised that over 70 per cent of the residents live in the state metropolis.

Commissioner for Physical Planning, Mr. Olutoyin Ayinde explained that the 2013 theme of the World Habitat Day was not determined by his ministry, but the United Nations, saying, ”the state government state is living no stones unturned to implement the intermodal transportation.

“Our water transportation now moves about two million people daily. The cable car will take off from Apapa and link to Falomo via Lagos Island.

“The visibility study is on and tests are being conducted. Soon, Lagosians would soon experience another transportation experience. The Blue line and the Redline rail projects are on-going and will soon completed. Lagos state is the third in the African continent to achieve urban mobility.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/cable-car-project-verge-completion-fashola

Lagos Oni Baje
South West Oni Baje o
Ile Yoruba Oni Baje`

Super story !!!

kettykin: Super story !!!

wetin your pa don do for this life wey e come ?

kettykin: Super story !!!

Apoda, very senile ediot you are.
Not everybody is a loser like you and your co human eaters.
You will eventually die hating all your life3

He assured that, “the present
administration is committed
to activating every means of
transportation in Lagos in
order to reduce numbers of
vehicles on the road, which
translates to unhealthy
volumes of carbon emissions.”

this innovation is wonderful cos it will;
1. Reduce the daily traffic congestion.
2. Reduce pollution due to the carbon emissions into the atmosphere.

Eko o ni spaghe o, o spaghetti!

kettykin: Super story !!!

We thank you. Hopefully, you will get fans to pay attention to your own "super story" let alone idly sit around obsessively waiting for it before you even announce it. Now run along.

Good. As some people will say, "APC's projects execution is just a way of looting our money", if na like this mak dem dey loot am and make we dey see projects. Na where person they work e dey chop na why dem call am work-chop be that.,

Bunch of greedy criminals

1) Where is the Lekki International Airport he promised us will be ready by December 2012?

2) What about the Lekki Seaport?

3) Where are the trains we were told he ordered from Canada since 2011?

4) Why is he abandoning the much hyped Lagos - Badagry expressway that he lobbied Fed Govt to handover to him?

5) Why is a state like Lagos still without portable pipeborne water?

Cable car ke? I can't afford to miss the jolly good ride. Who no like better things?

Eko Oni Baje O!

berem: Cable car ke? I can't afford to miss the jolly good ride. Who no like better things?

Eko Oni Baje O!

village girl

iterator25: village girl

You are entitled to your comment. I don't give a damn!

2 million people transported daily via water? I find this figure hard to believe.

Fashola is doing an Ok job though. Sometimes it's almost easy to forget his poor record in health care and the pitiable state of roads in some of the less celebrated areas in Lagos

South west E-cockroaches and E-thugs i hail una.
You people have succeded in polluting nairaland with ur stup1d smelling character and smelling mouth that smells like a 5o years rotten egg.
Mods please call them to order though i know it is their culture to insult who ever disagree with them

iterator25: wetin your pa don do for this life wey e come ?

geeez:



The man gave birth to an ever drooling-slowpoke

seanet02:
Apoda, very senile ediot you are.
Not everybody is a loser like you and your co human eaters.
You will eventually die hating all your life3

texazzpete: 2 million people transported daily via water? I find this figure hard to believe.

you never see anything dem sabi lie.

gregg2: Bunch of greedy criminals

1) Where is the Lekki International Airport he promised us will be ready by December 2012?

2) What about the Lekki Seaport?

3) Where are the trains we were told he ordered from Canada since 2011?

4) Why is he abandoning the much hyped Lagos - Badagry expressway that he lobbied Fed Govt to handover to him?

5) Why is a state like Lagos still without portable pipeborne water?

what about the dieasel generator he promise to install to supply his office and home electricity.
For asking these kwestions be prepare for the insult that will be thrown at you.

Omexonomy: South west E-cockroaches and E-thugs i hail una.
You people have succeded in polluting nairaland with ur stup1d smelling character and smelling mouth that smells like a 5o years rotten egg.
Mods please call them to order though i know it is their culture to insult who ever disagree with them

tu quoque!

No pictures no show. We do not want to see designs but true photos. Fasola is a liar

seanet02:
Apoda, very senile ediot you are.
Not everybody is a loser like you and your co human eaters.
You will eventually die hating all your life3

Why are you quarrelling with me because of some photoshop Document which any good computer operator can produce in few minutes

seanet02:
Apoda, very senile ediot you are.
Not everybody is a loser like you and your co human eaters.
You will eventually die hating all your life3

If you can name any country that has successfully deployed cable car as a means of mass transportation then I can withdraw my statement

kettykin: Super story !!!

As we hear about and and witness progress and stories everyday all over the SW, we don't hear anything from your villages combined, not even bore hole story, all we get is hatred, anger and bitterness everyday.

Talk about eternal curse and punishment.. It's very hard not to feel sorry for you people sha..

berem: Cable car ke? I can't afford to miss the jolly good ride. Who no like better things?

Eko Oni Baje O!

Death sentence

Omexonomy: South EAST E-cockroaches and E-thugs i hail una.
You people have succeded in polluting nairaland with ur stup1d smelling character and smelling mouth that smells like a 5o years rotten egg.
Mods please call them to order though i know it is their culture to insult who ever disagree with them

Fixed.

kettykin: Super story !!!

sorry. Just take your medications and find a cool place to lay your head. ...you can try sleeping under a shady tree.

agbameta:


As we hear about and and witness progress and stories everyday all over the SW, we don't hear anything from your villages combined, not even bore hole story, all we get is hatred, anger and bitterness everyday.

Talk about eternal curse and punishment.. It's very hard not to feel sorry for you people sha..

I can only say that I pity the first would be victims without life insurance policy cover of this super story project if ever at all it is not a scam by some very clever politicians capitalising on the gullibility of members of their constituency.

Tolexander: tu quoque!

you will be forgiven for not been able to communicate in simple english.

Why did you edit my post For ur own good i am not from south east

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Fixed.

Lagos = Goodnews
Eko oni bajeeeeeee
O baje tiiiiiiiiii

Na wa 4 dis APC guys oh...so person no fit atleast talk of una projects..na waoh..haba..na so una dey peruse newspaper sites the find bad news to take discredit PDP..nobody dey complain..una neva enter power una don dey bite like dis wen una enta perdon no go fit talk im mind o....abeg make no body abuse me cus i just dey talk my mind

Omexonomy: you will be forgiven for not been able to communicate in simple english.

but you won't be forgiven for being ignorant!
Go and read Hosea 4:6!