The Lagosian

Charge Commuters to obey traffic rules Calls for more volunteers   In its bid to rid Lagos state of perennial traffic gridlocks, a traffic control volunteer group known as LASTMA Special Traffic Mayor has commenced regular traffic control exercise to combat the menace and thereby ease traffic jams on Lagos roads. The traffic volunteer group which comprises respectable men and women from all walks of life rendering free humanitarian services, yesterday, converged at Iju road /Fagba axis of Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area - an axis well known for terrible traffic jams - to assist the personnel of LASTMA and Nigeria Police in easing traffic gridlock in the area. As early as 7 in the morning, the traffic Mayors had arrived at the junction of Iju road and Fagba street and could be seen directing traffic and advising motorists to stick to the right lanes. After a while, they were able to bring orderliness to the traffic situation

KOLAWOLE OJELABI The Blue Line Rail project is the flagship transport project of the Lagos state government. Blue Line project is a 27-kilometre rail route designed to run from Okokomaiko eastwards to Mile 2, and then proceeds to Marina via Ijora. A major part of the rail alignment runs in the middle of the ongoing Lagos Badagry Expressway (LBE) road expansion development from Okokomaiko to Iganmu before ascending on an elevated railway bridge to the National Theatre, and proceeds via Ijora to Marina. Construction of the Theatre to Marina is a 5.5 km elevated rail section consisting of a terminal station at Marina, bridge works and track works. The Blue Line Rail project was awarded through an international competitive bidding and won by China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC). The project has over the year rekindled hope of better transport experience when it finally commenced operations. However, th