The Ikorodu BRT Extension was Launched today by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

The Ikorodu BRT Extension was Launched today by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode alongside Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesole (Osun state governor), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (APC National Leader), Dr. Dayo Mobereola (Honorable Commissioner of Transportation in Lagos State)  

The project included widening of the road with two additional lanes and the placing of BRT lanes in the middle of the road. Over 400,000 passengers would be carried daily by 434 high capacity air-conditioned buses that have been prepared to run the corridor from Ikorodu – CMS via Mile 12.

According to LAMATA, the project is a two-in-one project, which includes the widening of the 13.5km road from four lanes to six lanes and the provision of BRT infrastructure that would support the operation.

The Impact of BRT on Passenger’s Movement in Lagos Metropolitan Area of Nigeria

The Impact of BRT on Passenger’s Movement in Lagos Metropolitan Area of Nigeria


Efficient, effective, reliable and inexpensive public transport provision remain the lifeline of economic, social and environmental wellbeing of increasing urbanization of cities all over the world in the face of globalization and world economies integration. The public transport concept of BRT had been successfully implemented in some developed countries cities and emerging industrialized cities centres as a cost effective option of a modern public transport technologies as metro, light rail and tram service capabilities. This innovation had just been implemented in the Lagos metropolitan area of Nigeria. It is in this light that this study examines the impact of BRT in the passenger’s mobility in the largest metropolitan area of Nigeria. The methodology used in this study is self completion survey method; data were collected on variables of BRT passenger’s mobility effectiveness, efficiency and impacts on problems of mobility in Lagos metropolis. The correlation, pair sample t-test were use for the hypothesis testing, univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) for subjects interactions effects and multiple regression analysis were tested on the dependent and the independent variable dataset. The study revealed that there is a significant impact of BRT to the passenger’s mobility in Lagos metropolis and highlights the passenger’s constraints while accessing BRT service in Lagos Metropolis.

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