Miami-Dade County has inaugurated Metro Express, that claims being the longest fully electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in the US. The new 20-mile line — part of the County’s SMART Program — was launched on October 22nd and connects Florida City to Dadeland South. It’ll begin passenger service on October 27, 2025. Unveiled during…
The contractor handling the reconstruction of the 69km Abeokuta–Papalanto–Ado-Odo/Ota Road, Craneburg Construction Company, has apologised for the traffic situation along the Toll Gate and Itori–Papalanto sections, attributing the disruption to persistent rainfall. Craneburg’s area manager, Mr Nicholas Mfarrej, tendered the apology during an interface with members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, led by…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Ogun State Government has appealed to motorists and residents plying the Abeokuta–Sango Ota Road to remain calm and exercise patience as construction work progresses along the corridor. Engr. Ade Akinsanya, the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in a press statement issued on Thursday, noted that some sections of the road…
A pregnant woman, mother and her child died alongside six others on Wednesday night in a fatal road crash that occurred in the university community of Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, involving a cement-laden truck. The tragic accident occurred around 8:00 pm, a few metres from the main gate of Adekunle…
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, has launched a landmark green transport initiative in partnership with the National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (NATOMORAS) and House of Destiny Global Services Limited. This initiative aims to empower Nigerian youth through sustainable transport and clean energy solutions. The…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Drivers Institute, LASDRI has continued its ‘Ember Months’ road safety campaigns kick-started some few weeks back with a bumper road safety programme organised for members of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners, AMATO and the Association of Maritime Reefers Truck Owners, AMRTO on Wednesday 22, October, at Lillypond Container…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Vehicular movement at the Itori-Lafarge-Papalanto axis of the old Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway has been locked-down since Sunday, 19th October, leaving hundreds of vehicles and trucks stuck in the stampede caused by ongoing construction work by Craneburg Construction Company. DAILY INDEPENDENT on a visit to the axis on Tuesday found vehicles and trucks on…
Experts have identified clean energy adoption, strategic investment, and regional collaboration as critical pathways to unlocking Africa’s sustainable transport future. They emphasised that accelerating the continent’s transition to clean mobility requires stronger policy frameworks, private sector participation, and innovative financing mechanisms that can drive large-scale transport infrastructure across African cities. Speaking at the International Conference…
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to ensuring safety and order on Lagos roads as the state enters the 2025 Ember months. Speaking at the yearly Ember Months Stakeholders’ Forum held on Tuesday at the LASTMA Headquarters in Oshodi, Bakare-Oki described the forum as a…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has officially launched its 2025 Ember Months road safety campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of road crashes, especially during the high-traffic season of the last quarter of the year. At a press conference marking the start of the campaign on Monday in Abuja,…
