Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode restated his administration’s commitment to ensure that the Blue Line of the Light Rail Project is up and running by December 2016. He said by this December, the project will start running. So, work is seriously ongoing,” Governor Ambode assured.
The contract for the Blue Line rail project was awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Company about six years ago. The project, a 27-kilometre line stretching from Okokomaiko to Marina, was initially slated for completion in 2011 but has suffered delays for reasons such as funding and logistics.
Ambode said that the state government is determined to complete the light rail project by the end of this year, to ease the traffic situation in Lagos and improve the standard of living of the people.
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Lagos rail services from Okokomaiko to Marina will commence in December 2016 – Ambode
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Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said on Thursday that the state’s light rail project would be completed by December 2016 and would commence operation immediately.
The contract for the Blue Line rail project was awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Company about six years ago. The project, a 27-kilometre line stretching from Okokomaiko to Marina, was initially slated for completion in 2011 but has suffered delays for reasons such as funding and logistics.
Ambode said that the state government is determined to complete the light rail project by the end of next year, to ease the traffic situation in Lagos and improve the standard of living of the people. The governor also stated that a new funding arrangement had been worked out to ensure the completion of the project.
“This project is driven by commercial loans and bonds leaning on the state’s Internally Generated Revenue. That arrangement cannot be sustained. We are negotiating a better package that will deliver the project by the end of 2016,” Ambode said.
According to the implementing agency, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), the first phase of the project from Mile 2 to the National Theatre (a distance of seven kilometres) has been completed; while work is ongoing on the second phase from Mile 2 to Marina.
LAMATA said it was part the Lagos Urban Rail Network covering seven major corridors of high commuter traffic demand within and beyond metropolitan Lagos, extending to border areas with states such as Ogun and Oyo.
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