The long-awaited Lagos-Ibadan rail project, which has been under construction since the beginning of the year, was finally inspected to track the project’s progress.
It’s the first double-track standard gauge modern railway in West Africa.
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Daily Times gathered that the Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi were present to inspect the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail projects.
The second leg of the Lagos-Kano Railway Modernisation Project is being constructed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), an affiliate of China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC).
The tracks for the 156km modern rail project have been completed, while work on the routes and stations are near completion.
The inspection exercise commenced from the Ebute Metta station buildings and yards, which are under construction.
The duo was accompanied on the Ibadan inspection on a modern train on the rail line by a team of journalists.
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The team continued also to inspect the new Apapa Dockyard station and bulk terminal at the Apapa port in Lagos.
The Government is linking the Apapa and Tincan ports with the rail project as a permanent solution to the protracted gridlock cause by truckers parking on the roads and bridges in Apapa.
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