The Lagos Light Rail Project may go in history as the longest time ever taken to complete a rail in Africa and even if possible in the world. Its almost getting to 13 years and nothing tangible can be said of this project. The contractors are still at Eko Bridge battling with the pillars while the ones at Orile, Mile 2, Iganmu are been taken over by hoodlums and street traders.

The Lagos Rail Mass Transit is an urban rail system being developed and under construction in Lagos. The system is being managed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and is envisioned to consist eventually of seven lines. The railway equipment including electric power, signaling, rolling stock, and fare collection equipment will be provided by the private sector under a Concession Contract. LAMATA is responsible for policy direction, regulation, and infrastructure for the network.

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The first section of the network, Phase I of the Blue Line, was originally planned to be completed in 2011. After many delays caused by funding shortfalls, the opening date was revised to 2022.

The mass transit rail project called the Blue Line awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation had suffered many delays due to the paucity of funds and other challenges. The Lagos Light Rail started 2008, same time Ethiopia started its railway and so far, they have been at the same location for the past four years.

For some of us who ply through Eko-Bridge, Leventis and Apogbon area regularly, you must have noticed some giant beams which are built close to the main bridge. The bridge belongs to the Lagos Light Rail, this is the carriage for the train that will stop at CMS.

In an exclusive reportage monitored by AutoReportNG, we took a trip from Idumota all through the location of this construction to see how they were working and we can report that work is truly on-going but at a slow pace. The spokesman of CCECC while talking on CCTV News said the challenges they are having with the bridge has to do with the strong current and waves from the ocean. According to him, the waves are strong that they wash anything they placed on it, he said, they were only able to work for 20minutes in a day. The waves are calmer during the evening period which they had to rush to quickly work before night comes.

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AutoReportNG observed that some of the infrastructures that are already completed like those in Mile 2, Orile, Iganmu are already decaying, some have turned to a hideout for criminals as no one uses them save for mad people who have turned the place to home. Orile, for instance, has turned to a place where the miscreants sleep at night, the under bridge has to turn to refuse dumb among others. Even those at Ijora Olopa en route CMS are still there with nothing going on with them.

It will be recalled that in August 2018, LAMATA signed an agreement with Alstom. As a part of the agreement, Alstom has conducted a review of the rail lines. After the review of the rail project, which should have initiated passenger activity, the state government said the Blue Line, would now be ready for passenger operation by 2022. This deal also plans for the electrification of a portion of the track.

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Now that Lagos has a new governor, we hope this will be taken care of as soon as possible and also be a major front burner for him but it seems Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu might not be ready to shoulder the weight of the Lagos Light Rail at least for now.

These are some of the images we got from our tour right from the spot at Eko Bridge close to Leventis at CMS.

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Prototype

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Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/06/an-update-into-lagos-light-rail.html

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Is there no remedy to the problem caused by the waves coming from the sea? It seems to be the major problem.

Ok

Ok I dey come


I hope this project does not outlive Sanwo Olu...it has dusted two governors already...Raji Fashola the initiator after all the promises of a completion date and just recently Ambode....

Nice one from Fg

Cool

Bottomless pit of doom. Yet dem go say tinubu and his boys tried

The problem has been PDP
Anyways next level is here

The rail will be completed in due course. Studies have shown that Nigeria is one country that never completes her capital projects on time due to logistics. I'm not a Lagosian but I'm also a Nigerian. Lagosians should be patient. Those mofos by the title politicians will complete it in due course.

Hopefully it would be completed by 2050!nigeria and it’s attendant Bullshit and mediocrity like a light rail is actually rocket science that needs 30 years to complete with all dos Insane IGR of Lagos it’s a shame cos they can do very much better!

mohiozua:
Is there no remedy to the problem caused by the waves coming from the sea? It seems to be the major problem.

if u pass this area with ferry in high tides is when you will feel danger of the wave........ if not smart it can capsize boat. you there not off your engine when you approach the opening within the pier otherwise you will regret it

aremz:

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The problem is your brain

Yamrees are so easy to spot on nairaland these days. If only you had a jagaban in the East maybe you won't be living like pigs

Joromi12:
Bottomless pit of doom. Yet dem go say tinubu and his boys tried

Lagos govt can do better

It's only GOD that will save us from all these rulers. We need deliverance in this country, nondenominational one.

You have tried your best.

These people like pictures more than actual riding in it.. Pictures are their own definition of infrastructure.

After boasting so much about their pictorial infrastructure like this, their next brag is the almighty IGR. That's what they use to wow their Abuja overlords to give them 'juicy' positions': just pictures of pillars o. And of course, some mumbo jumbo about IGR this IGR that.

In the early 2000s, all the Enron hype did not produce 1kilowatt of electricity in the state, but it didn't stop them from ģetting the job of providing 100,000 megawatts for the entire country, as experts, several years later.

they will finish this project in 50 years to come, who go bet

My fear is, if we fail to pay all these Chinese loans, will China not recolonize us?

Some River State people said they don't want this kind of project that they are not yet ripe for this kind of project Amaechi initiated just because he came from APC.

I was pushed to ask what is development then?

We will see this same picture with in progress sign in 10 years. That one follow be improvement?



China builds approximately what runs around nigeria in a reasonable time. The equivalent of this project in a correct world, is for farmers in the country side (village).

@AutoReortNG

At this level, I don't think you need nairaland..

Make deals with auto people for featuring... Car auctioning, middle website for cars import.....


I don't know...I just feel you're bigger than posting on this platform.

Make dem wait make abuja finish there own o, before we give approval