The Ogun State Government is set to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services between Ota, Mowe/Ibafo and Lagos, to encourage the usage of public transport.
The State Commissioner for Transportation, Engineer Gbenga Dairo who disclosed on Wednesday at the FCN stakeholders’ meeting in Abeokuta, said government is working with private sector partners to commence Park and Ride services in Mowe/Ibafo corridor.
Dairo maintained that development of urban and rural transport system is key to the state government especially in its quest to make the state a thriving global one with a high-quality living environment.
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We shall invest in both the quality and capacity of the public transport system knowing well that transport system unit is critical in our quest for a quality system.
“We will have the entire public transport system planned as a whole and not as separate parts, integrating travel information and fares as a way to better serve commuters,” Dairo added.
He promised that the FCN project will be applicable and replicated in Ijebu-Ode; Sagamu; Ilaro; Ogijo; Akute; Agbara and Ota.
