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1. BRT – Lessons from Nigeria
By
Dr. Dayo Mobereola
Former MD LAMATA
2. BRT started in 2008 (with 1st phase planning
& implementation completed in 18 months)
and extended in 2015
35.5km Corridor (Phase1-22kms & Phase2 -
13.5kms) – at a cost of USD 1,700,000/km
About 75% dedicated segregation from
Ikorodu – TBS
Bilateral & Median Operations
5 Terminals, 2 standard Depots
45 bus stops/stations
200,000 passengers/ day
10,000 pphpd (passengers per hour per
direction) service capacity
Franchised as a single corridor and
Operations from TBS - Ikorodu
Operations with 434 buses with average
speed of 30 km/h
Paper tickets and Electronic Fare collection
system (pilot)
Intelligent Transport System (ITS)
Implementation throughout the state
BRT: TBS- Ikorodu
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3. Ownership Structure
LAMATA BRT PHASE I BRT PHASE II
Has the power by
law to implement
BRT in Lagos
Design and
constructed the
BRT infrastructure
Signed the
franchise
agreement with
the operator
Regulate/monitor
the SLA
Operations was by
the private sector-
Transport Union
The Transport union
Cooperative brought
the first 100 buses
Leased 120 buses
Maintained the
buses
Collected fares
Contract Terminated
Concept, design, and
infrastructure
development by
LAMATA
Private company
bought the 434
buses
Currently operating
phase1 & 2
Maintaining the
buses
Fare collection
LESSON LEARNED: 1) Well defined roles for incumbent minibus operators
2) Introduce reforms incrementally – build on initial success
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4. Institutional Coordination
Challenge
Stakeholders
Lesson Learned
Consensus of stakeholders of urban transport in Lagos:
Political Leaders
Government Agencies (LASTMA, KAI, MOT)
Financial Institutions
Transport Consultants & Private Sector
End Users/Commuters
Media
Strong Political
Support
Leadership
within LAMATA
Gain Trust of
Different
stakeholders
Continuous manpower
development within the
Union
Union involvement &
participation
Without the buy-in of all stakeholders, it
would have been difficult to implement the
BRT successfully
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5. The informal sector in the public transport sub-sector of Lagos State
comprises of:
RTEAN (represent the bus employers)
NURTW (represent the drivers)
Largest union with over 80% of the members that make up the
informal sector
LABOA (represent high capacity bus owners)
The unions have been in transport operation for over 40 years and provide
95% of public transport services in Lagos
The unions have invested in bus acquisition:
High capacity buses
Mini buses
The unions operate from various motor parks
The different unions have assigned for themselves different public transport
corridors in Lagos State
Getting a Consensus
WithouttheUnionscomingtogetheritbecameimpossible
toimplementtheBRTleadingto1)Lossofrevenue2)
Lossofcontrol3)lossofpoliticalrelevance
LESSON LEARNED: Get all the unions to form a cooperative and run the scheme
under one umbrella
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6. Importance of Technical and Political
Champions
Without a political champion probability of a successful BRT
implementation is low
Large projects create positive impression for politicians
LAMATA used a consensus based approach to bring about
long term benefits
For Lagos, the governor of Lagos state in 2003 (Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu) was convinced and committed to an
integrated transport system
With the success of the BRT scheme, governor Fashola
continued the project to extend the corridor and start the Lite
rail project
Large projects create positive impression for Politicians
LAMATA used a consensus based approach to bring about long
term benefits by being the Technical Champion.
For Lagos, the Governor of Lagos state in 2003 (Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu) was convinced and committed to an integrated
transport system and in 2006 approved the BRT Lite.
2007-2015 Governor Fashola continued the project to extend
the corridor to Ikorodu.
2015-Present Governor Ambode implemented ITS on the BRT
buses
Without Technical and Political Champions probability of implementing a
successful BRT implementation is low.
Political champions can be created (by demonstrating success) if not born
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7. Think Public Transport
Use BRT as a leverage to bring about broader
institutional, organizational, financial, and
technological reforms in the city’s public
transport system
Plan on developing a PT network (and
hierarchy) and not just a corridor
Sustainability—financial and technical is
critical. Learn globally but develop “home
grown” solutions
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