1. Managing Director/CEO
LAGOS BRT SYSTEM BY
Dr. Dayo Mobereola
Managing Director/CEO
LAMATA
Presentation at the
Asia BRTS conference 2012
Ahmedabad, India
September 2012

2. Presentation contents
Background
Public Transport Operations in Lagos
Existing and Proposed BRT corridors in Lagos
Design/ Procurement Strategies
Implementation
Infrastructure
Operations
Achievement/Performance
Issues and Challenges
Lesson Learnt
Next Steps

3. BACKGROUND 18 million inhabitants
Smallest state in Nigeria with total area of 357,700 Hectares.
Most populous city in Africa.
Current estimated growth rate is 6%, hence by 2020, population is expected to be 35 million.
Hub of nation’s economic, commercial and industrial activities.
45% of nation’s skilled manpower reside in the city.
Houses the nation’s principal commercial sea and airports.

4. PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATIONS IN LAGOS

5. Existing and proposed BRT corridors in Lagos

6. Design and Procurement Strategies
Route selected based on the following Criteria:
Gateway corridor
High traffic demand
Less resettlement action plan

7. Design and Procurement Strategies
Feasibility study was conducted by an international consultant (ITP)
Contractor was engaged to design and construct
Bilateral configuration
Construction was done over a period of 18 months
Scheme was implemented as a PPP model
- Government provided the infrastructure
- Union provided the fleet
- Formation of NURTW 1st BRT cooperative to operate the fleet
Study tours organized with union executives

8. Implementation: Infrastructure and Operations
RUNNING WAYS
65% of 22km segregated lane
Bilateral configuration
STATIONS
28 bus shelters
TERMINALS
3 Terminals
DEPOT/GARAGE
1 Depot
OPERATIONS
Scheme launched in March 2008
220 buses in operations
16hrs of operations
Headway – 10mins max
Over 900 bus pilots& bus officers
57 Inspectors
LASTMA’S role – Traffic management, Breakdowns& Enforcement
Fares – 2 zone system

9. Achievement /Performance
Capacity development of the informal sector
Daily ridership well exceeds 140,000
Average trip per bus per day is 5
Average waiting time of 15mins
Average speed of 30km/h
Average journey time of 55mins
Over 211 million ridership since inception
Stability in fare

10. BRT IN OPERATION

11. Issues and Challenges External Internal Frequent damage infrastructure
Ownership
Monopolistic in nature
Management
Lack of corporate governance
Inefficient Service delivery
External
Frequent damage infrastructure
Violation of BRT lane by other road users
Safety and security issues
Overriding

12. Lesson Learnt
Adequate preparation and planning are required for any successful transport initiative
Union resistance to change
There is reward in investing in high capacity buses
Financial institutions are now showing interest in public transport investment
Involvement of politician is imperative in the re-organisation of the informal sector
We need to look beyond the union in future BRT expansion to ensure high standard is maintained

13. Next steps Extension and expansion of BRT network to Ikorodu
Integration with the proposed Rail mass transit (Blue line at Marina) and other modes of transportation i.e. water transport
Migration to electronic ticketing
Introduction of feeder routes along the BRT corridors to enhance capacity utilization
Consolidation of bus operations within the BRT routes is necessary to further improve efficiency and performance level of BRT services
A model that involves professional private operators

14. 3D image of the proposed Mile 12 –Ikorodu BRT corridor

15. THANK YOU