Green Line rail project to commence this year – Sanwo-Olu

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, has announced that a 68km Green Line rail project connecting Marina, Victoria Island, Lekki Free Trade Zone and Ajah will commence this year.

The governor announced this on Friday at the commissioning of the newly reconstructed Chief Yesufu Abiodun Oniru/Akiogun Road, an alternative route to the Admiralty Circle Toll Plaza, Lekki, in Eti-Osa Local Government Area.

Sanwo-Olu added that this project will be a ‘game changer’ for the Lekki Epe Axis. He also announced that the current road will be expanded and residents should work with the government all through the period.

The Lagos State government had earlier signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) to fund the project.

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The federal government had earmarked N146.14 billion as counterpart funding for the project. The allocated funds will be managed by MOFI on behalf of the Ministry of Transport to facilitate the project’s development.

This funding forms part of the proposed N49.74 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year and is included in the Ministry of Transport’s total allocation of N256.73 billion to advance its infrastructure initiatives.