Nigeria Lagos Urban Transport Project 2

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The development objectives of the Second Phase of the Lagos Urban Transport Project for Nigeria are to: (i) improve mobility along prioritized corridors; and (ii) promote a shift to more environmentally sustainable urban transport modes. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is institutional development and capacity building. This component focuses on capacity strengthening of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) for continuing to provide an overall vision and a strategic planning basis for transport planning, regulation, monitoring, and administration and coordination of sector-wide management; and building capacity of bus operators. This component will finance goods, works, consultants' services, training, and operating cost for LAMATA to carry out its functions; and goods, training and consultancy services for bus operators. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) will also finance studies and training to develop public transport delivery capacity in Kano. The second component of the project is improvement of public transport infrastructure and enhancement of traffic management systems. This component will finance Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) infrastructure construction and supervision, including interchange and traffic management, at Oshodi-Mile 2-Obalende, investments in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and improvements in safety; pedestrian facilities; mass transit alternative analysis studies along five corridors; and development of bus feeder system including stations and terminals. The GEF component will specifically finance: a) BRT consultation, communications, and media strategy for better acceptance of the new approaches; and b) upgrade and rationalize system operation. The third component of the project is improvement of Lagos state metropolitan road network. This component will finance routine maintenance of the declared road network; periodic maintenance of about 12 km of strategic roads which are degraded but structurally still intact to ensure that they remain in a maintainable condition; and rehabilitation of about 5 km of strategic roads identified to be structurally damaged. Under this component, LAMATA will further enhance capacity of the pavement management system. The fourth component of the project is project management and monitoring. This component will finance technical assistance, equipment, vehicles, office equipment, and other operational support for monitoring project progress and, on an ongoing basis, transport system supply, demand and performance; institutional, technical, procurement, and financial audit; project outcome monitoring in terms of transport (including safety), environment, social, and capacity development indicators.