LAMATA is the main instrument for transforming the state
transport system through a group of committed and
credible professionals working as
a team to facilitate the
creation of an enabling environment, employing transparent
methods in its operations, thereby
adding value to the quality of life. Learn more about us.
Barr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN)
Lagos State Governor
In its quest to develop an intermodal integrated transport system for Lagos State, the government is going ahead with the implementation of two of the seven rail network developed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and approved for the city of Lagos. The rail lines – Red line (Agbado to Marina) and Blue line (Okokomaiko to Marina) are seen as the elixir to the traffic congestion that has come to characterise Lagos. The two lines are projected to carry more than 1.6 million passengers daily. Read more
Lagos has been pressurized by inadequate existing infrastructure
to breaking point.
Growing weaknesses in the physical and social infrastructure
needed to support the population and productive sectors have
resulted in a decline in efficiency and productive levels. See how LAMATA will alleviate these problems.
