Lagos State

== Infrastructure ==
[[File:4thbridgemap-eng.jpg|thumb|Map of Greater Lagos with bridge, Manhattan as compare]]

=== Fourth Mainland Bridge ===
{{Main|Fourth Mainland Bridge}}
[[File:From-space3.jpg|thumb|Artificial island with bridge]]
The Fourth Mainland Bridge is a 38&nbsp;km long [[bridge]] project by the [[Lagos State Government]], connecting [[Lagos Island]] by way of  Langbasa([[Lekki]]) and Baiyeku(Ikorodu) across the [[Lagos Lagoon]] to Itamaga, in [[Ikorodu]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=NAN|date=22 January 2020|title=Lagos assembly ll support delivery of fourth mainland bridge|work=Guardian Nigeria Newspaper|url=https://m.guardian.ng/news/lagos-assembly-ll-support-delivery-of-fourth-mainland-bridge|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> The bridge is a 2 x 4 lane carriageway cross-sectional road with permission for BRT Lane and future road contraction. It is expected to become the second longest bridge in Africa, featuring 3 toll plazas, 9 interchanges, 4.5&nbsp;km Lagoon Bridge and an eco-friendly environment amongst other added features.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=800 houses for demolition as Lagos budgets $2.2b of 4th Mainland Bridge|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/800-houses-to-go-as-lagos-proposes-2-2b-for-4th-mainland-bridge/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Exit 4th mainland bridge.jpg|thumb|Bridge exit]]
In April 2021 there were 6 bidders for the US$2.5 billion project. By December the preferred bidder would be known.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-28|title=Lagos says Fourth Mainland Bridge contract with funding ready in December 2021 - Nairametrics|url=https://nairametrics.com/2021/04/28/lagos-says-fourth-mainland-bridge-contract-with-funding-ready-in-december-2021/|access-date=2022-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2022 the Lagos State Governor, [[Babajide Sanwo-Olu]], reiterated the plan by the state government to commence the construction on the Opebi-Mende link bridge and the 38-kilometre 4th mainland bridge: ''"Construction work on the 38km 4th Mainland Bridge — which will be the longest in Africa — and the Opebi-Mende link bridge will commence this year."''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-03|title=Sanwo-Olu says Opebi-Mende link bridge, 4th mainland bridge projects to commence 2022 - Nairametrics|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/01/03/sanwo-olu-says-opebi-mende-link-bridge-4th-mainland-bridge-projects-to-commence-2022/|access-date=2022-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lagos to begin construction of 4th Mainland Bridge 2022 - Sanwo-Olu - P.M. News|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/01/03/lagos-to-begin-construction-of-4th-mainland-bridge-2022-sanwo-olu/|access-date=2022-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Transportation===
{{Main|Transportation in Lagos}}

====Transportation by air====

[[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]] in Ikeja is one of Nigeria's five major international airports. It was built in 1978 and named after the former military head of state Late General Murtala Mohammed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/mutalamohammad/ |access-date=2020-05-30 |website=Airport Technology |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lagos has also has the Lekki-Epe International Airport which is a proposed airport in Lekki, Nigeria, designed for a capacity of 5 million passengers annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lekki-Epe International Airport New Airport Profile {{!}} CAPA |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/newairports/lekki-epe-international-airport |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=centreforaviation.com}}</ref>

====Transportation by land====

People can commute using by bus using the Lagos [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit System]], also known as [[Lagos Bus Rapid Transit System|Lagos BRT]] which is regulated by [[Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority|LAMATA]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jen Ehidiamen |date=28 December 2015 |title=Public Transportation in Lagos State...#BRT |work=CP Africa |url=https://www.cp-africa.com/2010/12/28/public-transportation-lagos-state/ |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

====Transportation by rail====
The Lagos State Rail Mass Transit is an [[Urban rail transit|urban rail]] system which started operation on the 4th of September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-01 |title=Lagos Blue Line rail begins operations September 4|url=https://punchng.com/lagos-blue-line-rail-begins-operations-september-4/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-25 |title=Lagos says red rail lines will be ready by December 2023|url=https://nairametrics.com/2023/09/04/lagos-says-redline-rail-is-95-ready-will-be-ready-by-end-of-2023/?amp=1|access-date=2021-06-14 |website=Nairametrics |language=en-GB}}</ref>