This will put an end to heavy traffic jams

Are you going to fund the project?

pls be informed, Lagos water table is too low for underground tunnels

Goke7:
pls be informed, Lagos water table is too low for underground tunnels

pls explain.

Benevento:
Are you going to fund the project?

is it that expensive?

ahaz:
is it that expensive?

Okay Mr, Can you give us the estimate?

Goke7:
pls be informed, Lagos water table is too low for underground tunnels

New York 's Manhattan is an island nd Brooklyn and Queens ar part of a larger long island nd dey all have subway tunnels

Goke7:
pls be informed, Lagos water table is too low for underground tunnels

The Jakande government had already awarded a contract for a subway system before Buhari’s coup truncated it. Matter of fact Buhari’s regime still went ahead to pay 70% of the contract sum as penalty for cancelling the contract!
Did the initiators of the project and the contractors not know back in 1982 that the “water table is too low for underground tunnels”?

Tunde835:
New York 's Manhattan is an island nd Brooklyn and Queens ar part of a larger long island nd dey all have subway tunnels

we are not advanced enough for an underground tunnel pls, common drainage issues we can't fix, is underground tunnel you want to do and do you know how many buildings will have to go because of the tunnels, you can go build tunnels in a developing city but not in a too densely, poor drainage system city like Lagos

azpekuliar:


The Jakande government had already awarded a contract for a subway system before Buhari’s coup truncated it. Matter of fact Buhari’s regime still went ahead to pay 70% of the contract sum as penalty for cancelling the contract!
Did the initiators of the project and the contractors not know back in 1982 that the “water table is too low for underground tunnels”?

so you want it now after how many years? Are you aware Lagos is sinking?

Benevento:
Are you going to fund the project?

Yes.

Just let it solve a problem, users will fund it.

They already pay toll gate fees along airport road for no problems being solved

Goke7:


we are not advanced enough for an underground tunnel pls, common drainage issues we can't fix, is underground tunnel you want to do and do you know how many buildings will have to go because of the tunnels, you can go build tunnels in a developing city but not in a too densely, poor drainage system city like Lagos

What will it cost to build good drainage and decongest Lagos

Goke7:


we are not advanced enough for an underground tunnel pls, common drainage issues we can't fix, is underground tunnel you want to do and do you know how many buildings will have to go because of the tunnels, you can go build tunnels in a developing city but not in a too densely, poor drainage system city like Lagos

While I want to agree with you, a tunnel is currently being built under densely populated London. You should see the extent they go to to protect buildings above ground though.

https://twitter.com/Crossrail/status/1267764056749989888?s=20

selfemployed:


What will it cost to build good drainage and decongest Lagos

Trillions In dollars. Far more than the entire Nigerian budget.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/08/crossrail-faces-further-delays-and-will-cost-more-than-18bn-tfl

budaatum:

Trillions In dollars. Far more than the entire Nigerian budget.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/08/crossrail-faces-further-delays-and-will-cost-more-than-18bn-tfl

You've done justice to this, thank you.

Benevento:

Okay Mr, Can you give us the estimate?

my oga I just asked an innocent question I taught maybe you know so that you can educate me on it.

Goke7:


we are not advanced enough for an underground tunnel pls, common drainage issues we can't fix, is underground tunnel you want to do and do you know how many buildings will have to go because of the tunnels, you can go build tunnels in a developing city but not in a too densely, poor drainage system city like Lagos

but I use to think tunnels can be dug very deep under the earth with considerable measurements that will not affect surface buildings..just asking beo

budaatum:

While I want to agree with you, a tunnel is currently being built under densely populated London. You should see the extent they go to to protect buildings above ground though.

https://twitter.com/Crossrail/status/1267764056749989888?s=20

That's exactly my taught..cos I knew the tunnel benneth the English channel linking France was built benneth the sea.

budaatum:

Trillions In dollars. Far more than the entire Nigerian budget.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/08/crossrail-faces-further-delays-and-will-cost-more-than-18bn-tfl

jesu! that wan na mission impossible for Nigeria oo

Goke7:
pls be informed, Lagos water table is too low for underground tunnels

Too low or too high?

I don't think that makes it an Engineering impossibility but is likely to make the cost prohibitive.

The Eurotunnel from London to Europe passes through the sea.

An underground Metro system would cost billions of dollars and be very disruptive.
Many houses would have to be destroyed and the cos of compensation alone would be insane

An overground metro is the rational choice