As part of the medium to reduce the traffic situation in Lagos State, the Government of Babajide Sanwo-Olu is looking at focusing on water transportation since the state is mostly surrounded by water.

In a statement on Thursday, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that his administration will build a jetty at the University of Lagos Unilag waterfront.

According to the Governor, the jetty will allow the school enjoy the water transportation initiatives set to begin in the state soon.



 
https://ngg.ng/2019/10/18/lagos-state-government-to-build-a-jetty-at-unilag-water-front/

It a Welcome development

We should commend the governor for this development

Yeye Governor

Good development...

There are many roads that needs rehabilitation, you need to do that first before moving to water.

Some of these roads needs urgent attention.

Ishawo agric, ogijo, ijede, etc is killing

If serious, the government can complete these roads under 3 weeks...

But of course, what benefit is it to them? Do they even know such places exist?

Cold room jetty

A very good development, that is if he will implement it.

Would that serve as the new cold room for our lecturers? Just asking for a lecturer friend.

Wasteful. ....Lagos needs a flood defence system yesterday!

Its doomed!!!

Dr Muiz Banire gave this initiative then as an Alumi/lecturer but the disadvantage is more than the advantage. More Robbery

Good initiative

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eternityk:
Yeye Governor

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Primus inter pares.. First among all.. Greatest Akokite.. Nice initiative

Unilag water front is one of my best relaxation spot in Lagos. Just sit there and have a good view of the 3rd mainland bridge.

Oblongata:
Good development...

There are many roads that needs rehabilitation, you need to do that first before moving to water.

calm down
it is very good that they work on the water OPTION so people can have an optional way to follow during road constructions and traffic.

Good one

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FrLukas:


Would that serve as the new cold room for our lecturers? Just asking for a lecturer friend.

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Misplaced priority
Babajide Sanwolu, repair Lagos roads that are currently dead traps ?

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Ai develop to aid track and reduce hate comment

Oblongata:
Good development...

There are many roads that needs rehabilitation, you need to do that first before moving to water.

Na so APC govt dey misbehave

Cc lzaa gmbuharii afamed adaibeku sarrki

YesNo:


calm down

Brother go and ask people staying in ikorodu (agric, ogijo, etc) to calm down, dem go chop your head ni tutu

Pls ensure life jackets and all other protective gadgets are provided before its operation to avoid the story that touches the mind, soul and spirit...

In Nigeria, we are so careless in whatever that has to do with life-saving mechanism.

PatrickOkunima:
A very good development, that is if he will implement it.

You mean that it can be abandoned like the light rail after billions of dollars "spent".
Lagosians are truly smart to allow these thieves loot them while pretending to lead them.

anonimi:
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TTC in talks to sell old trains to Lagos. Are they safe enough?
AUGUST 10, 2011

As Toronto trainspotters gleefully take maiden rides on the TTC's Rocket, commuters in Lagos, Nigeria may be about to get some new trains of their own. Our old ones.

A TTC spokesperson has confirmed that the commission is negotiating with a private group to sell up to 260 used train cars to the West African megacity's new transit project.

"I can confirm that the TTC is in discussion with a third party that wants to purchase trains for Lagos," said commission spokesperson Brad Ross. "Over a period of time, they will be taken out of service and then transported over to Nigeria."

The cars being considered for sale are the TTC's old H-5 and H-6 models, which will be decommissioned as the TTC rolls out its new fleet of Rockets. Ross predicts the earliest they could be shipped to Nigeria is sometime in 2012.

Traffic snarls are already a major economic problem in the Nigerian capital, a booming city that will reach an estimated population of 25 million by 2015. A new above-ground rail system designed to carry 1.5 million people a day has already broken ground, and Lagos Governor Babtunde Fashola has said it "will be the most multi-dimensional and most impactful" of the government's efforts to reduce traffic congestion.

Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains.

The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars.

It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer.

The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles.

Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.

"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."

Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.

"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."

He also warned that while rail systems are glamorous as far as transit infrastructure goes, they are not always as effective at reducing congestion as other options. Nevertheless, new rail systems are frequently preferred because governments can take advantage of kickbacks from large contracts.

According to media reports, the cost estimates for the Lagos rail project have varied wildly from $1.2 billion to $30 billion. In 2010, a Nigerian government watchdog accused Fashola's government of widespread corruption.

"More often than not, politicians favour rail transit because it is more expensive," Haider said. "It's almost useless in some cases, and less productive in most cases, than a bus system. But you can't buy busses for $30 billion. You can inflate prices and make a lot of money buying a rail system."

From: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/

Oblongata:
Good development...

There are many roads that needs rehabilitation, you need to do that first before moving to water.

You are thinking in Nigerian. Think hard in English then repost a better comment afterall your name is oblibgata. Use it. You cannot rehabilitate all roads before you develop alternative solutions that will reduce the wear and tear on roads. Its not chicken and egg. Its a part solution not an alternative

Nice one.

Oblongata:
Good development...

There are many roads that needs rehabilitation, you need to do that first before moving to water.

Comment constructively please don't just comment without technical view. If waterways work the burden on road will be less

Awefatblock28:
We should commend the governor for this development

[/Talk is cheap]

Lilimax:
Misplaced priority
Babajide Sanwolu, repair Lagos roads that are currently dead traps ?

Has Thiefnuibu told him to do that

Awefatblock28:
We should commend the governor for this development

Can you please point out the development?
Have you seen it? Where

anonimi:


Can you please point out the development?
Have you seen it? Where

Imaginary development

Cc lzaa