msaalli:

If I am not going to be misinforming you, I actually think it's the purchase of locomtives that constitute the bulk of railway infrastructure cost and not the tracks themselves,

@labiyemmy:

Why must everything that is developmental in Nigeria receive so much talk down and pessimism? Why then do we talk when things are not initiated? When they are initiated, we talk it down and condemn it so much more before even allowing it to take off? I am amazed.

KnowAll:

[size=14pt]But I must admit it is the right development in the right direction provided everything works well, [/size]

Fhemmmy:

Do anyone know when they are supposed to be done with the project?

The light rail network was proposed by the administration of the Bola Tinubu in the early 2000.

In April 2008, the Lagos State Government approved N70bn for both the Ojo/LASU-Okokomaiko-Marina Line and its construction, with an estimated completion date of 2011.

It also approved ?70bn for both the Agbado-Iddo-Marina Line and its construction, with an estimated completion date of 2011.

nex:

Chinese firms are the best for this contract. The price though is what I think is outrageously low.

deekaybee:

Here's the official website,

http://www.lagosrail.com/home/index.php

Not much information though

Redman44:

However, I'm still wondering where the energy to run the light rail project will come from I feel the Lagos State Government needs to lobby the Federal Government to speed up work on the Electricity Legislation bills that will allow states to generate power individually. Then Fashola and his cabinet can invite foreign power companies to come and invest in the Lagos Independent power Project. I know some foreign Electricity companies are really interested in investing in the Nigerian economy.