Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has inaugurated the Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1fm ‘Live Camera Update’ Project.
At the inauguration hekd at the station’s premises, Radio House, Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, the Governor said the project would rely on Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) infrastructure installed by the state government to monitor traffic situations.
This he said would deliver timely, accurate, detailed, and real-time traffic information to the motoring public and commuters within and outside the state.
Represented by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Sanwo-Olu said the project would further boost the administration’s determination to deploy state of the art technology to drive effectiveness and efficiency in every facet of government’s operations and services delivery.
He congratulated the Management of Lagos Traffic Radio for their commitment to the station’s mandate of timely and accurate travel information to its teeming listeners. He as well charged them to ensure judicious deployment of this new technological innovation to the benefit of Lagosians.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, said the inauguration of the ‘Live Camera Update’ will in no small measure assist commuters to plan their journey and reduce their travel time drastically.
Omotosho explained that the ‘Live Camera Update’ will cover over 300 roads and highways in the state and will also help in capturing happenings in Lagos, which is in line with the Lagos Smart city project. This he said would boost the station’s listernership profile.
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