Rotimi Amaechi
The
President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is set to demolish
Costain, Jibowu bridges for Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line, the
minister of transportation reveals.
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.
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