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Construction is underway on the initial 8km section of Lagos’ first metro line. Doing business in Nigeria has traditionally been a difficult proposition for foreign companies, but as Kevin Smith discovers, by enacting an effective PPP financing structure the Lagos Area Metropolitan Transport Authority has attracted the international project management expertise required to get the Blue Line up-and-running.
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ITH a population of 20 million, which is growing by an estimated 3.2% every
year, Lagos is one of the largest cities in Africa. It is also one of the most congested cities in the world. Despite the Lagos Area Metropolitan
Transport Authority (Lamata) successfully introducing a rapid bus network in 2008 which now carries 200,000 passengers per day, relying on bus transit alone is simply inadequate for a city of this size. As a result this
service is currently supplemented by a large fleet of minibuses, known locally as danfos, which are designed to carry 10 to 15 passengers. However, the demand for their services is so high that it is not uncommon to see 20 to 30 people squeezed in for their morning commute.
The danfos are not the only element of the transport system which is overcrowded. The streets themselves are clogged with cars which means that cross-city journeys take hours, much to
the frustration of residents.
While Nigeria Railways Corporation (NRC) does operate a limited commuter service, it is inadequate to meet current demand. Expanding rail transit in Lagos has been discussed in numerous transport studies dating back to the late 1970s and early 1980s with the existing line as well as several city streets frequently touted for a new public transport corridor, but all of these proposals ultimately came to nothing. This dire situation is, though, about
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