Lagos Govt. utilises drones to monitor, manage traffic

The Lagos State Transport Management Agency, LASTMA, has announced the new strategy to manage and monitor traffic in Lagos state.

While speaking  at the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, NITT Awards and Dinner in Abuja, Mr Jubrin Oshodi, the Director of Logistics and Transport revealed that this move is to reduce human contact in traffic management.

“We have deployed the traffic management solution device to conduct enforcement instead of physical contacts between our operatives and violators We have deployed drones to monitor and manage traffic to get real-time information as it relates to any activity, especially road traffic incidents on the road,” he said.

Oshodi added that although managing the traffic has been challenging, the Agency is committed to improving the flow of traffic in the state.

“It is a challenge for us to be able to develop on our potential, improve on our efforts and bring to bear more meaningful and impactful results in what we do on a daily basis to ensure free flow of traffic. It is also challenging trying to ensure safe mobility, deploying advanced developmental paradigms within society and drive economic prosperity for the benefit of the state and Nigeria as a whole,” he added.