The long awaited cable car project is on the
verge of completion, says Governor Babatunde Fashola, but he did not give a
date for the completion of the project.
Fashola, who spoke at the World Habitat Day held
at the Adeyemi Bero Audirorium, Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos,
southwest Nigeria
on Monday, said residents of the state would begin to enjoy cable car and light
rail transportation within the metropolis as the projects would be completed
soon.
The governor stated that cable car, which is part
of the Apapa model city plan, would transit between Apapa and Falomo, via Lagos Island,
while describing the innovation as vital to achieving the mega city status.
He said his administration was committed to
activating every means of transportation in the state in order to reduce the
number of vehicles on the road, which cause unheal thy carbon emissions.
Fashola, who was represented by the Commissioner
for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, pledged that his administration would
continue to formulate policies to improve transportation and mass movement of
people, stressing that the theme of the celebration, which is Urban Mobility,
was a key factor in the development of the state to a model mega city.
