…opens bid for four other rail projects, clears 47 secondary drainage channels By Olasunkanmi Akoni

Lagos State Government has said the first phase of the ongoing construction of 27-kilometer Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line project from Marina to Okokomaiko will be ready in 2022.

This came as government added that it has reinvigorated the environmental sector in the last one year, restoring the mandate of agencies and making the state cleaner.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde and Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, made these assertions on Wednesday, during the 2020 ministerial briefing as part of activities to commemorate the first year in office of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of Lagos State.

According to Oladeinde, “the blue and red lines rail projects remain the flagship transport developments of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.

“The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line project is a 27-kilometer rail project from Marina to Okokomaiko.

“The first phase of the project, that is Marina to Mile 2, is expected to commence passenger operation by the second quarter of 2022.

“The Red Line will share track with the standard gauge track of the Lagos – Ibadan Rail Modernisation project of the Federal Government. It is planned to commence passenger operations also in the second quarter of 2022.

“The state is currently evaluating bids submitted by investors for four other rail lines recently advertised for expression of interest on design-build-operate-maintain-and-transfer basis.

“The four lines are 68-kilometre Green Line from Marina to Lekki Free Zone, 60-kilometre Purple Line from Redemption Camp to Ojo, 34-kilometre Yellow Line from Otta to National Theatre and 48- kilometre Orange Line from Ikeja to Agbowa.”

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/05/27km-cms-okokomaiko-rail-transit-line-ready-for-passengers-in-2022-lagos-govt/amp/

Every year they are moving it.....Years after Fashola brought down houses.

Just to even repair the roads is a problem.....people who live there are animals to them.....If Una like make Una leave am!

Fashola remains the best thing to happen to that area though.....the rest before or after him.........mtchew

That will be a welcome development by the Lagos government.

Imagine someone living in Ogun state, working in Lagos
Or someone living in ibadan, working in Lagos and vice versa.

Ogun and Oyo state governments should make use of their head and tap from Lagos closeness.

Im not surprised the governor's 2021 deadline got pushed back. It sounded too optimistic before the pandemic. Oh we'll see if the state gets the job done this time or pushes it back again. This project would make the state commuter friendly. It's too dense not to have a metro system moving everyone around.

I don't want to believe anything concerning this rail project again jàrè

“The four lines are 68-kilometre Green Line from Marina to Lekki Free Zone, 60-kilometre Purple Line from Redemption Camp to Ojo, 34-kilometre Yellow Line from Otta to National Theatre and 48- kilometre Orange Line from Ikeja to Agbowa.”

How many years do you think it will take Lagos to finish the whole project? Im guessing 10 years based on the current pace.

Sammy07:
That will be a welcome development by the Lagos government.

Imagine someone living in Ogun state, working in Lagos Or someone living in ibadan, working in Lagos and vice versa.

Ogun and Oyo state governments should make use of their head and tap from Lagos closeness.

The The Lagos Rail Mass Transit is different from the federal lagos-kano project. They will share a rail tracks as the article states. It would be up the federal government to connect the states together.

The Red Line will share track with the standard gauge track of the Lagos – Ibadan Rail Modernisation project of the Federal Government. 

The corruption in Lagos is so massive, how dem go dey construct a rail line for more than 10 year

Lagosians have to give another political party a chance in 2023.

This sanwo olu is just so over hype.

BabaOwen:
The corruption in Lagos is so massive, how dem go dey construct a rail line for more than 10 year

Lagosians have to give another political party a chance in 2023.

This sanwo olu is just so over hype.

Lol...rivers state also have the money to do such, and they don't have an humongous population like lag.......It's not about party sir....the problem is with the populace who don't demand enough from their leaders.

Tomide007:

Lol...rivers state also have the money to do such, and they don't have an humongous population like lag.......It's not about party sir....

You can create a thread about Rivers, we will comment on it. This one nah Lagos, how can they be building a light rail for more than 10 years

Blue3k:


The The Lagos Rail Mass Transit is different from the federal lagos-kano project. They will share a rail tracks as the article states. It would be up the federal government to connect the states together.

I know bro, what I'm saying is;
Ogun state ought to build Like 10 lanes expressway that connects Ogun to Lagos.

Same goes to Ibadan, (apart from Lagos/ibadan expressway).

After constructing the roads (like 10 lanes), railway should come up.
So that people can be working Lagos and be living in Ogun / Ibadan.

After they complete this project they should be able to make alot money. Do any of you think this would eliminate the need to own car?

If it's not completed before then he is surely a useless governor.

Audio scam

Agbara-Badagry to border was supposed to be 10 lanes + rail

But now what we have on agbara to Badagry road now is police acting like Thrift collectors

Collecting money from motorist
And the road was also reduced from
10 lanes to 6lanes

The contractor handling that project is just working like snail
Since none of the government agencies is there for monitoring

Trust me

The only time those polithiefians consider those in that Badagry corridor to be Lagosians is when they need their votes

Up till today

There's no completion date for agege bridge


Lagos state public works department

Repair Ijegun road

And
Leave Abaranje rd

That's twice as worst

Awaiting

there's a lot of roads and infrastructure that need serious attention but negligence is the way our pple.


won't b surprised if it's abandoned b4 d stipulated date.

“The Red Line will share track with the standard gauge track of the Lagos – Ibadan Rail Modernisation project of the Federal Government. It is planned to commence passenger operations also in the second quarter of 2022.

Good and Nice development.
Slow and steady,
We will get to a nation that we all want.

God bless Lagos state.
God bless Nigeria.

Yinmu.
Nah here we go dey!!!!

Champneys:
Yinmu.
Nah here we go dey!!!!

Dey there nah.
Na by force to move forward?
Who dey hold you before?

One things

Sammy07:
That will be a welcome development by the Lagos government.

Imagine someone living in Ogun state, working in Lagos
Or someone living in ibadan, working in Lagos and vice versa.

Ogun and Oyo state governments should make use of their head and tap from Lagos closeness.

this project is not inter-state project, the inter state project is almost done and it was the FG behind it,very soon you can be working in lagos from outside lagos,hope no further.

Ambode is the biggest fool ever....

instead of building on the impressive legacy of Fashola, and take the glory of commisioning what Sanwo-Olu is now commisioning and getting praised for, the fat fool abandoned the projects thinking he is witch hunting Fashola and he is riding on Jagaban's back.. now Jagaban and Fashola are on same page

Same way Audio Seyi Makinde had completely neglected all ongoing project inherited from Ajimobi's tenure thinking he is hurting Ajimobi

.

omoiyamayor:

this project is not inter-state project, the inter state project is almost done and it was the FG behind it,very soon you can be working in lagos from outside lagos,hope no further.

I know, check my comment further

Sammy07:


I know bro, what I'm saying is;
Ogun state ought to build Like 10 lanes expressway that connects Ogun to Lagos.

Same goes to Ibadan, (apart from Lagos/ibadan expressway).

After constructing the roads (like 10 lanes), railway should come up.
So that people can be working Lagos and be living in Ogun / Ibadan.

omoiyamayor:
lol I was booking a space.

Lol, Okay.

Lagos is working I guess

Come 2023 we will try APC in Rivers State

We are fed up with Wike

Lisaint:
Agbara-Badagry to border was supposed to be 10 lanes + rail

But now what we have on agbara to Badagry road now is police acting like Thrift collectors

Collecting money from motorist
And the road was also reduced from
10 lanes to 6lanes

The contractor handling that project is just working like snail
Since none of the government agencies is there for monitoring

Trust me

The only time those polithiefians consider those in that Badagry corridor to be Lagosians is when they need their votes

Dat project might likely take 15 more years to complete, Naija matter just weak person

Na the matter we dey settle so

Ok

Lagos leads