PROJECT · TRANSPORT PLANNING
Oshodi to Ikorodu Bus Rapid Transit System
Work on the corridor that carries the first Bus Rapid Transit system in sub-Saharan Africa.
CLIENT
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
LOCATION
Oshodi – Mile 12 – Ikorodu, Lagos
SCALE
Ikorodu corridor · phase two of the Lagos BRT network
STATUS
Operational
Phase two of the network that gave Lagos its first bus rapid transit corridor.
Lagos opened its first BRT corridor, running 22 km from Mile 12 through Ikorodu Road and Funsho Williams Avenue to CMS, on 17 March 2008 — widely reported as the first bus rapid transit system in sub-Saharan Africa. The network was subsequently extended from Mile 12 out to Ikorodu as its second phase.
The engineering question on a BRT corridor is rarely the bus. It is the junction treatments, the station spacing, the pavement under a fully loaded articulated vehicle every ninety seconds, and the drainage that keeps the lane open in the rainy season.
Our role
Corridor and demand analysis
Boarding and alighting surveys, corridor demand profiling and station spacing assessment.
Station and terminal planning
Passenger flow, platform sizing and interchange arrangements at major nodes.
Pavement and junction design
Rigid pavement design for high axle loading, and priority treatment at signalised junctions.
Construction supervision
Site supervision and quality control across corridor works.
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