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Sanwo-Olu Commissions The Yaba Bus Terminal In Lagos (PHOTOS)
The Lagos State Government has commissioned the Yaba Bus Terminal, as part of efforts by the state to boost transportation in a state where commuters are choked with traffic.
This is coming four years after the project was conceived.
The terminal was commissioned on Tuesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, amid excitement by traders, commuters and transporters who thronged the venue for the formal opening of the facility.
Built by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), the bus station is an ancillary infrastructure that will complement the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line currently being constructed by the Sanwo-Olu administration along the Yaba corridor.
The ongoing Yaba Train Station would be integrated with this Yaba Bus terminal, thus making Yaba a major transport interchange.
On the left is Murtala Muhammed Way, which will be the take-off point for the overpass bridge over the rail lines to take traffic into Ojuelegba Road. The overpass bridge is the government’s answer to eliminating the incidences of train accidents at level crossings.
The bus terminal has a loading and off-loading bay for up to 15 midi and 4 high capacity buses per loading time, stable for 20 high capacity buses and public conveniences, water treatment plant, perimeter fencing, perimeter lightning.
It has a generator house with a 200KVA generator and 500KVA transformer, a muster point in case of emergency, a pedestrian walkway, external lighting, Traffic system management (TSM) and signage among others.
The terminal building consists of:
• Ticketing Area and sitting area
• Restaurant area with kitchenette
• Commercial stores:
• Control room
• Passenger information display board
• Offices
• ATM point
• Sit out area on the first floor
The buses from the Yaba Bus Terminal shall run the following routes:
1. Yaba – Lawanson – Itire Ijesha – Cele
2. Yaba – Iyana-Ipaja
3. Yaba – Berger
4. UNILAG – Yaba
5. Ikeja – Yaba – Oyingbo
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