BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu commissions Yaba Overpass Bridge

Adeyinka Aderibigbe
November 2, 2023

In fulfillment of his recent pledge the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, November 2, cut the tape to open the Yaba Overpass Bridge for use.

The Yaba Overpass is one of the four that the state government has lined up for commissioning.

The remaining overpasses waiting to be commissioned are at Oyingbo, Mushin, and Ikeja Overpass.

These overpasses are to be complemented by four others to be constructed by the Federal Ministry of Transportation.

The state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu arrived at about 12.20 p.m. and he was received by the deputy governor, Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat and the APC chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, who was represented by the deputy chairman.

The governor walked into the warm embrace of Lagosians who swarmed all over him, as he moved around to greet the many dignitaries on the ground.

Dignitaries on the ground are Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, represented by Hon. Ademola Kasumu, Transportation Commissioner Oluwaseun Osiyemi, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation Sola Giwa, royal fathers led by representatives of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, represented by Opeluwa Onido, Oba Bashiru Oloto, Oloto of Oyo, the Onisabe of Igbobi-Sabe, in Yaba, the Chairman of Yaba, LCDA Hon. Kayode Oniyale, who led other a league of council chairmen.

Also on the ground are the Former High Commissioner to Ghana, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, the Managing Directors of LAMATA, Engr Abimbola Akinajo and the Managing Director of Craneburg Construction, the contractor for the Yaba Overpass Bridge Gilbert Sassine as well as top functionaries of the government, as well as representatives of the University of Lagos and Yabatech.

Yaba – Tejuosho Junction, at Mushin – Kayode Junction, Ikeja on Ikeja Along. We still have one or two more to do, but I am excited and I am happy that all of these four bridges are indeed near completion or have been completed.

Here today we are at the very beautiful Yaba rail bridge crossing. Over the years we all know that we’ve had incidents where, at rail crossings, we’ve seen human error based on vehicular movement and we said to ourselves, once the fast intra-city rail starts on the Red Line, we cannot take the lives of our people to chance. We need to make the hard investment to ensure that in almost all practical junctions, we’ll build a vehicular and pedestrian bridge for our citizens, for our people, so that the rail infrastructure and the rail transportation will be seamless and it will be devoid of all possible human error and accidents.

Today’s ceremony is therefore a significant and an important one. An overpass bridge here in Yaba. I’m told that on Sunday we’ll also be commissioning the overpass bridge at Ebute-Metta, which is at Apapa Road Junction. It is very very strategic as well, so that we can avoid any form of vehicular accident on this corridor.
Dear Lagosians, without any iota of doubt we have remained focused in our commitment to developing a sustainable solution in our transportation challenge.

NOW: Mr Governor assures Lagosians of better days in transportation at the opening of the Yaba Overpass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDjUpt1I0Q4?si=JookdLrwv8ED_4SF

Governor @jidesanwoolu in company of his deputy @drobafemihamzat formally commissioned the Yaba overpass bridge . The overpass bridge is part of the Red Line project. There are five overpass bridges constructed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to eliminate the interaction between vehicular traffic and train services. Three out of the four remaining Bridges are completed and ready for commissioning in a few weeks. The fourth bridge, which is in Mushin would be ready before the end of the year.

The red line services when fully operational would transport more than 1 million passengers everyday.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0R3WQQKfwk?si=FvYl7qBgEMDwv9XH

Arrival of the Governor @jidesanwoolu


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSBtdMO6-dI?si=zWdYdhHLb6awtb51

BloodyDoe:
May the overpass fulfill its benefits to the good people of Lagos state.

Meanwhile.

Julius Berger logo celebrators won’t like this news.

You might not know it, you are an enemy of this country

Instead of Palpitations or mocking the people holding their leaders accountable for good leadership, why not post the pictures of the bypass

Smh

Wisereborn:

You might not know it, you are an enemy of this country

Instead of Palpitations or mocking the people holding their leaders accountable for good leadership, why not post the pictures of the bypass

Smh

Wisereborn:

You might not know it, you are an enemy of this country

Instead of Palpitations or mocking the people holding their leaders accountable for good leadership, why not post the pictures of the bypass

Smh

Flash: Arrival of Governor @jidesanwoolu at the official commissioning of the Yaba overpass bridge as part the Red Line project. There are five overpass bridges constructed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to eliminate the interaction between vehicular traffic and train services. Three out of the four remaining Bridges are completed and ready for commissioning in a few weeks. The fourth bridge, which is in Mushin would be ready before the end of the year.

The red line services when fully operational would transport more than 1 million passengers everyday.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1IHwwzVbJI?si=nAf_3mFM7z3SSlCi

Wisereborn:

You might not know it, you are an enemy of this country

Instead of Palpitations or mocking the people holding their leaders accountable for good leadership, why not post the pictures of the bypass

Smh

kayusely70:
You're very much in order!

Golan007:

What is true is that Lagos state is enabling environment for businesses borne about by the desire of its citizens to work and create.

This extends to the government of the state because living in the state imbibed a culture.

naptu2:
Lagos MetropolitanArea Transport Authority LAMATA @Lamataonline


https://twitter.com/Lamataonline/status/1720045897357095297

naptu2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9oyr3Uu06U?si=pA_Ug4B_-_b3JE4y




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