BRT * Nigeria - The Lagos Bus Rapid Transport scheme
Lagos,Nigeria -The Financial Standard -3 April 2008: -- The take-off of the long-awaited Lagos State Government Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) scheme on March 17, 2008 after months of preparations and delays due to logistic hiccups provides a soothing relief to commuters and motorists in the state... The scheme has indeed brought some sanity to the chaotic traffic situation of Lagos State which has made driving in the state an agonising experience... Before the BRT scheme, commuters and vehicle owners in Lagos have had to spend hours on the road to get to their destinations because of the penchant of commercial vehicle drivers to park on the expressway to pick passengers... The reckless parking on the highways and other unauthorised places by commercial drivers to pick passengers has been identified as a major contributor to traffic congestions on major roads in the metropolis...Labels: bus rapid transit - BRT
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