pheesayor:

Shola I'll post pictures as soon as I get to my pc

naptu2:

By the way, I think it's time we revive your thread "What's Happening on the Badagry Axis". The first phase of the Blue Line (Orile - Mile 2) is scheduled to be completed this month. I passed there about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I saw metres and metres of track. Workmen were laying the tracks. I saw the dummy train that's being used to test the tracks. It looks like they might actually meet their target, but they've still got some work to do at the Mile 2 station. Maybe we can get Berem to feed us info (she lives in that area).

johnie:

Berem, over to you o!

gbanikiti: As others have rightly stated, the road is making progress. the sandfilling of Agboju axis and probably down to Abule Ado might slow the pace of work because it's a swamp. The traders at Agboju should be blamed for not relocating their businesses. the warning to relocate by the state government came months before the construction reached Agboju. so blaming the government for not giving them prior information is absolutely stewpid!

The only problem on that road is Volks bus stop because of the u turn. heavy vehicles going to Alaba international market and towards badagry cause most of the serious traffic on that road. Last week Saturday i passed the road, i saw CCECC workers doing some emergency works by using interlocks to repair the road at Ilaje and Odu eran bus stops. The rain is not helping matters as some vehicles get stuck in the mud.

Finally, as i said earlier, work is in progress .all we need is to be patient and work alongside with the government.

naptu2:

Thanks very much dear.

Dis Guy: we go see train for august soo?

passed through costain (not too sure where this is but they sell goats etc there ) in march i saw some things built already

johnie: Thanks Gbanikiti.

Kindly provide us with regular updates.

johnie:

Any updates, Dis Guy?

Dis Guy:

unfortunately didn't move around much last time i was in Lagos

it's quite disappointing though, seems the project managers/sponsors dont feel the need to update
the citizens - no deadlines

naptu2:

There are deadlines. Around a month and a half or 2 months ago the governor went on an inspection tour of projects. According to him, the projects he was inspecting are projects that had one problem/delay or the other and he took his entire team with him because he wanted to solve problems on the spot. Amongst the projects inspected were the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Badagry Expressway and some other projects that I can't remember at the moment.

At the Lekki Bridge he said the delay was caused by issues that had to do with the toll plaza and they were working to resolve those issues. At Ozumba Mbadiwe he said the contractor needed to access Bonny Camp to work on a drainage channel, but the army authorities were denying the contractor access to the channel (the army authorities have now allowed the contractor to work at Bonny Camp and the road work is scheduled to be completed by July). At Badagry Expressway he said that CCECC needed to complete work (piling, etc) before Julius Berger can start the second phase. He said that they had learnt from the first phase when Julius Berger started work before CCECC started its on part of the job and this affected progress. He said the first phase of the of the rail project (Orile - Mile 2) will be completed in June. So I expect to see trains running between Orile - Mile 2 by the end of this month. I passed there about 3 weeks ago. They were laying the tracks between Orile and Mile 2. There was a dummy train there which is being used to test the tracks.

gbanikiti: Is Julius Berger coming back to the road? I thought their contract has been terminated? with the presence of Julius Berger, the construction will be faster like the Orile and Mile 2 axis.

naptu2:

Yes. The governor said that Julius Berger, in their bid document, identified things that were underneath the road that even the government did not know were there. That's why they got the contract. However, this time, they want CCECC to finish their own portion of the rail project (piling, etc) before Julius Berger begins phase 2 of the road project (Mile 2 to Okokomaiko).

naptu2:

At Badagry Expressway he said that CCECC needed to complete work (piling, etc) before Julius Berger can start the second phase. He said that they had learnt from the first phase when Julius Berger started work before CCECC started its on part of the job and this affected progress. He said the first phase of the of the rail project (Orile - Mile 2) will be completed in June. So I expect to see trains running between Orile - Mile 2 by the end of this month. I passed there about 3 weeks ago. They were laying the tracks between Orile and Mile 2. There was a dummy train there which is being used to test the tracks.

berem: As at yesterday,there have been no improvement on that road.I don't know what CCECC is doing. I just hope Julius Berger will commence work on the other portion too and hasten the construction. Am sick and tired of passing that road and doing a lot of trekking just to beat traffic.

[size=14pt]Fashola promises speedy completion of light rail project.[/size]

Thursday, 01 August 2013 00:00 Editor Business Services - Business News

LAGOS State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, yesterday, said the state government was accelerating work on the first phase of the state`s light rail project to ensure speedy delivery.

 Fashola told newsmen after inspecting ongoing work at the various project sites that contractors were working round the clock, to achieve the objective.

 He said that work had reached an advanced stage on the construction of the sub-stations and tracks for the eventual take-off of train services had already been laid.

 The governor urged residents to be patient as the government was doing everything to deliver the project.

 The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the sites inspected by Fashola included the Iganmu-Orile-Mile 2 and Abule-Osun sub-stations.

 Fashola, in company of other government officials, also inspected rehabilitation work at the Mile 2 Jetty and ongoing work on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

 ``We had promised on the rail project that the section from Costain to Mile 2 would be completed by the end of July.

 ``Progress has been made clearly, we have not finished but you can see that the rail project has advanced,`` he said.

 The governor said the project, when completed, would not only move people from place-to-place conveniently, but also create jobs and other economic opportunities for residents.

 According to him, the state government is rehabilitating no fewer than four state-owned ferries to complement services already being provided by private operators.

  He said that when the repair was completed, it would provide subsidised ferry services to residents and boost the state`s inter-modal transport system.

 On the 10-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway project, the governor said contractors were accelerating work, to ensure speedy completion.

 He said that the concrete meant for the drainage works had already been cast and asphalting on the road would start from September.

 The governor urged residents to support the government by paying their taxes.

Dis Guy: Are nigerian journalists barred from taking pictures? there should be some stations already

Is there a website where the progress of this project can be followed?

still no timelines--just soon soon

naptu2: [size=14pt]LRT[/size]


Marina before the rail project


Artist impression of Marina after the rail project is completed (BRT, LRT, ferry and regular bus services).

The Lagos Rail Transit (LRT) system will be similar to the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the sense that the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) will build and maintain the tracks, while the concessionaire will procure and maintain the trains.

Already, the concessionaire on the blue line has procured H5 and H6 subway cars from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), a public transit operator based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (as their transit operator is acquring its new articulated six-car fixed Toronto Rocket subway cars to replace the older cars). The cars have been refurbshed and converted to surface rail cars. Lagos State Government will build a dedicated independent power plant to provide electricity to the system.


Badagry Expressway before the rail project


Artist impression of Badagry Expressway after the rail project is completed (10 lanes +BRT & LRT)


The Blue Line.

The Lagos-Badagry Expressway is part of the abandoned Trans-African Highway project. However, it is prone to massive traffic jams. This has stunted development along that corridor since people don't want to live and work in that area because of the traffic problems.

Therefore, the Lagos State Government is expanding the road. It will be a 10 lane expressway with BRT and LRT routes. Julius Berger is expanding the road (so far they've expanded the road between Orile and Mile 2 and expanded the Mile 2 Bridge), while Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) is laying the tracks. It's largely going to be an elevated rail system (CCECC has built part oof the bridge along the Orile axis and they are also building elevated stations from Orile too Mile 2).

Blue line stations will include:

1) Marina

2) Ebutte Ero

3) Iddo

4) National Theatre

5) Iganmu

6) Alaba

7) Mile 2

8 ) Festac

9) Alakija (Satellite Town)

10) Trade Fair Complex

11) Volkswagen

12) Lasu Gate

13) Okokomaiko.


Blue Line station map


Red Line stations include:

1) Marina

2) Ebutte Ero

3) Iddo

4) Ebutte Metta

5) Yaba

6) Jibowu

7) Mushin

8 ) Oshodi

9) Shogunle

10) Murtala Mohammed Airport (an arm of the line will branch off to the airport)

11) Ikeja

12) Agege

13) Iju

14) Agbado


Red Line station map


Lamata has proposed 7 lines. They are:

1) Blue line: Okokomaiko-Marina
2) Red Line: Agbado-MMIA-Marina
3) Green Line: Lekki Airport-Marina
4) Yellow Line: Otta-Iddo
5) Purple Line: Redeemed Camp-Ojo
6) Brown Line: Mile 12 - Marina
7) Orange Line: Redeemed Camp-Marina


LRT overall map




Construction


Construction of railway bridge



Mile 2 LRT station (under construction)







Rail bridge under construction.



Mile 2 Station (under construction)

















Trains and carriages










Track and dummy trains







http://naijachronicles./2013/02/09/transportation-in-lagos-lrteko-rail/