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Lagos BRT Lite Success Story A Presentation at the: 2009 Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy(SSATP) Annual Meeting. By Dr Dayo Mobereola MD/CEO Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Planning for17 million inhabitants
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Lagos BRT Lite Success Story A Presentation at the:2009 Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy(SSATP) Annual Meeting By Dr Dayo Mobereola MD/CEO Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
Planning for17 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. BACKGROUND
Overview of transport problems in Lagos State The most evident symptoms are the notorious traffic jams
What public transport used to be in Lagos Rail Danfo Rail Corridor Okada Disused Ferry
BRT Planning • Lagos Urban Transport Project (LUTP) • Creation of strategic transport authority –LAMATA • ITP feasibility study, surveys and preliminary design • Lagos State Government approval • Public sector infrastructure provision and maintenance • Private sector finance – ECO Bank
BRT Planning cont. • Early engagement of transport unions and study visit - Creation of BRT Co-op • Bogota • Curitiba • Sao Paulo • Stakeholder meetings/formation of operating consortium • Series of meetings to explain the concept of BRT
Segregation Barriers (60% of the Corridor) Bus Shelters and Lay Byes (26 stops @ 500 – 1000m) 3 Terminals Bus Depot/Garage Service Lane Repairs Lighting Fencing Traffic Signs and Road Markings 22 km lane overlay 3.3 m wide BRT lane INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDED BY LAMATA
BRT Infrastructure BRT Terminal at CMS Segregation Bus Depot at Ketu/Ojota
PPP FRAMEWORK FOR BRT IMPLEMENTATION CONT. PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDES THE FOLLOWINGS: • Acquisition of buses • Recruiting and training of personnel • Manages operations
BRT Operations • BRT Lite was successfully launched in March 2008 • 220 buses in operations • Hours of operations- 6:00am – 10:00pm • Headway– Max 10mins
BRT Operations Contd. • Over 900 bus pilots and bus officers • LASTMA’s role – Traffic Management, Breakdowns and Enforcement • 57 inspectors • Fares – 2 zone system • Security outsourced • Monitoring team • Compliance officers
BRT Performance • Daily ridership exceed 200,000 • Average Load factor of 1000 passengers carried per bus per day • Average trip per day is 5 • Average waiting time of 15mins • Average speed of 45km/h • Average journey time of 55mins • Over 86 million ridership since inception • Fleet capacity utilization is 95% • Fuel consumption per bus per day is 80 liters • Average passenger kilometer per day is 5 • Kilometers per bus per day is 220
Achievement of Lagos BRT • Reform within the existing operators • Financial institution involvement in PT • Capacity building and trust in LAMATA • BRT has so far recorded higher patronage than expected • Improved mobility along Mile 12/Moshalahi-CMS corridor • Ordered boarding
Achievement of Lagos BRT • Reduction of travel time by 29% • Significant drop in pollutants since inception • 33% decrease in transport fare • Improved transit connections
NEXT STEPS • Extension and expansion of BRT network • Integration with planned water/rail systems • Migration to electronic ticketing • Continued training of operations personnel and pilots • Introduction of formal feeder routes and Park Ride
FINANCING • Ecobank provided BG for 100 buses through deferred payment with the sum of N48 million required to be set aside as loan repayment to the bank • Ecobank appointed 12 ticket dealers • Tickets are domiciled with Ecobank • Ticket dealers buy tickets directly from Ecobank for revenue security • Ecobank provided a cash flow projection • Tickets are colour coded for ease of identification • 2 fare zones – N50 and N100
FINANCING CONT. • The state Government leased 120 buses to the NURTW Coop. • A total of N36,000,000 is paid monthly