Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi on Monday said the laying of
tracks of Lagos - Ibadan standard gauge rail line would start in
December .
He also said that Jibowu and Costain bridges in Lagos would be demolished to give way for the new railway lines .
Amaechi
made the remarks in Lagos when he met with the Steering Committee of
the project and the China Civil Engineering Construction Company .
The minister said “The two bridges that we may likely demolish are Jibowu and Costain to give way to the rail lines .
“ But we are rebuilding them immediately; we are not going to abandon them .
“
The challenges will be in the cities like Lagos , Abeokuta and Ibadan
because we have to pay compensation , look at the water pipes, gas pipes
, houses and cables .
“ In Lagos especially , we deal with bridges , electric cables and water pipes and other assets . ”
Amaechi
also said that CCECC was consulting with Lagos State Water Corporation ,
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation , among others, to facilitate
relocation of water and gas pipelines that were parallel to the railway
line.
He added that CCECC would start laying tracks by December
in Lagos , noting that parts of the rail lines that would be used for
the project would arrive the country by end of November.
The minister while inspecting the level of work done, called for speedy work by CCECC so as to meet the deadline .
He
called on Inspector General of Police , Ibrahim Idris , to ensure that
adequate security was provided for officials of CCECC handling the
construction of the rail line.
He urged the Coordinator of the
project, Mr Leo Tim, to complete the necessary documentation to
facilitate the provision of security on site by relevant security
agencies .
The minister visited Ijoko , Papalanto , Itori and
Ewekoro community in Ogun State as part of the monthly site monitoring
to ensure the project met the timeline by December 2018.
NAN
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