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Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), yesterday disclosed that the first eight killometres of the blue line light rail project will be completed next year.

The governor, who stated this while carrying out assessment of the first phase of the project from Orile to Mile 2, also seized the opportunity to clamp down on scores of motorcycle operators popularly known as okada riders, who plied one way on the axis.

Fashola was conducted round the ongoing project by the Shi Hongbing, Deputy Managing Director of Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC).

The Governor, who spoke to reporters after the inspection, however, said the completion is subject to funds available to see the project through.

He, however, expressed optimism that the state will deliver on the blue rail line within the stipulated time as 90 per cent of the structural work on the project is already completed.

He added that the project has also provided job opportunities for hundreds of youths to work and fend for themselves and their concerns