About two thousand okadas were impounded in Lagos within two days.
They were impounded by the Lagos State Government over their lawlessness in the state, while one thousand were impounded on Sunday, another one thousand were impounded on Monday.
Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde disclosed this at a ministerial news conference to mark the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in office.
He said government would not go back on the enforcement on okada riders from plying strategic routes in Lagos.
On Apapa gridlock, Oladeinde said government was collaborating with the Nigerian Port Authority, NPA in the establishment of eight Truck Parks (Holding Bays) in different locations across the State to help get trailers off the road.
He added that government initiated the expansion of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) Truck Park from 12 hectares to 31 hectares to increase the capacity of the park and accommodate more trucks in the Apapa area.
The commissioner stated that sequel to the taking over of Apapa Traffic Management and control from the Presidential Task Force, government set up the Apapa Special Traffic Management and Compliance Enforcement Team headed by the Special Adviser, Transportation with the aim of restoring sanity and socio-economic prosperity to Apapa and environs.
He added that government partnered with NPA in the Introduction of e-callup system for truck access into the Ports.
On the Blue Rail Project, Oladeinde disclosed that government had secured funding to complete the project from Mile 2 to Marina in readiness for passenger operations.
But he did not disclose how much fund was secured for the project, but said the project is ninety-three percent completed.
On the Lagos bus reform, the commissioner disclosed that over five million passenger have been carried on Oshodi to Ebule Egba BRT since inception.
He added that over five hundred new modern buses have been injected into the bus network, while the numbers of regulated routes increased from seven to over sixty.