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Nigeria's Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has assured that the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line will begin operations by the fourth quarter of year 2018.
“We have said 2018 and that is a presidential directive", he said after assessing the project at Ijoko, in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government area of Ogun State.
"By December 2018, we want to see locomotives running from Lagos to Ibadan. We are committed to achieving this and the fund obtained from China Exim Bank is already on ground to ensure that nothing obstructs this timeline.”
A standard gauge coach at a Kenyan train station
“Primary constraint the contractor identified are the height of two pedestrian bridges in Lagos (at Oshodi and Ikeja), and an ongoing flyover bridge at Ijoko. The second problem was the multiplicity of level crossing on the rail’s right of way. The contractor said they could not proceed on laying the rail tracks until those impediments are sorted out.”
He said actual work on the project would begin as soon as the issues of the flyover height and others associated with the right-of-way are addressed.
“We have said 2018 and that is a presidential directive", he said after assessing the project at Ijoko, in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government area of Ogun State.
"By December 2018, we want to see locomotives running from Lagos to Ibadan. We are committed to achieving this and the fund obtained from China Exim Bank is already on ground to ensure that nothing obstructs this timeline.”
A standard gauge coach at a Kenyan train station
“Primary constraint the contractor identified are the height of two pedestrian bridges in Lagos (at Oshodi and Ikeja), and an ongoing flyover bridge at Ijoko. The second problem was the multiplicity of level crossing on the rail’s right of way. The contractor said they could not proceed on laying the rail tracks until those impediments are sorted out.”
He said actual work on the project would begin as soon as the issues of the flyover height and others associated with the right-of-way are addressed.
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