Lagos, FG sign MoU to launch Green Line rail project

The Lagos State Government said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government’s Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) to begin exploratory work on the development of the Green Line project.

The 68-kilometer Green Line project will link Marina to the Lekki Free Trade Zone once it is finished, according to a statement released Tuesday by the state information commissioner, Gbenga Omotoso.

Omotoso recalled the state’s ongoing infrastructure developments, noting that in 2024, the government successfully completed 36 road projects, including key bridges and pedestrian infrastructure.

He also mentioned that over 51 additional road projects are at various stages of development across the five divisions of Lagos State.

The Arowojobe Link Bridge and Approach Road in Mende, Maryland; Sand Zero Road in Oyingbo; Platinum Road in Igbokusu; Babafemi Dada Bridge and its surrounding roads, Yinka Folarin, Jamiu Lawal, and Shalom Academy Road Network, Samuel Ekundayo Road, and Abaranje Road, are among them, the government spokesperson said.

Other roads include Eluku Street/Mosafejo, Agbowa Ikosi, Adamo-Akanun-Agunfoye Lugbusi Roads, Oba Dosunmu Road, Ikeja GRA, Oduduwa Way and Oduduwa Crescent, Ikeja GRA, Sasegbon Street, Ikeja GRA, Alternative Route to Admiralty Circle Toll Plaza, Sobo Arobiodu Street, Ikeja GRA and Lekki-Epe Expressway (Phase IIA and Phase IIB).

Under its Bus Reform Initiative (BRI), the present administration is developing new BRT Bus terminals, with ongoing projects at various stages of completion. The detailed engineering design and construction of the Abule Egba Bus Terminal are progressing well.

Similarly, work on the Iyana Ipaja Bus Terminal is advancing, while the Ajah Bus Terminals and Depots, along with the Addo Road Junction Improvement and Pedestrian Bridge, are nearing completion. Additionally, the construction of BRT infrastructure along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway is progressing, with the section from Doyin Orile to Mile 2 currently under development.

The first phase of the 27-kilometer Red Line rail was completed and put into service last year, making history, according to the Commissioner. This rail line, on which passenger operations commenced on October 15, 2024, is expected to serve 500,000 passengers per day.

The initial phase covers a 27-kilometer stretch from Agbado in Ogun State to Oyingbo in Lagos, with eight stations at key areas (Agbado, Iju, Agege, Ikeja, Oshodi, Mushin, Yaba, and Oyingbo), four vehicular overpasses, three Pedestrian Bridges, and integration with Ikeja, Oshodi, Yaba and Oyingbo Bus Terminals, among other features.

According to Omotoso, the administration’s goal is to link the Red Line and the Blue Line.
He also disclosed that construction has begun on the Blue Line’s second phase, which will extend it from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko.