Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has inaugurated the Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1fm ‘Live Camera Update’ Project at the station’s premises, Radio House, Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.
He said the project which would rely on Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) infrastructure installed by the state government to monitor traffic situation with the aim of delivering timely, accurate, detailed, and real-time traffic information to the motoring public and commuters within and outside the state.
Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, 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.
“The technology will address challenges ranging from collating information, inaccurate update delivery by our LASTMA officials, and the ever-changing dynamism of traffic information which still subsists.
“The digital cameras will help to get live updates which will encourage real-time traffic reportage from the live cameras situated at strategic locations across the state,” he added.
In his goodwill message, Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Tunbosun Alake, who was represented by Adeyinka Sorungbe, a Director in the ministry, pledge more support for the station, he noted that more cameras will be installed, thereby availing the station with more live feeds to fulfill its traffic management mandate, which is in line with the THEMES Plus agenda of the state government.
Tayo Akande, the General Manager, Lagos Traffic Radio, lauded the support of Governor Sanwo-Olu for the ‘Live Camera Update’ project and other Projects initiated by the Station.