The Lagos State Government has assured that the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line project will be completed before the end of 2022 as earlier promised.
The project which is being developed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and has the capacity to transport 500,000 passengers daily, is expected to commence operations in the first quarter of 2023.
The assurance was given by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday while on an extensive inspection tour of the ongoing construction activities around the Red Line project.
Sanwo-Olu, who was joined on the project tour that lasted for 4 hours by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the cabinet, expressed satisfaction on the quality of the work done, disclosing that most of the difficult tasks had been completed.