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What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by johnie: 9:48am On Feb 13, 2012 |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by johnie: 9:52am On Feb 13, 2012 |
Work begins on Lot 2 of Lagos-Badagry Road expansion Monday, 13 February 2012 00:00 Joshua Bassey & Ifeoma Ikeji Uncertainty hangs around the fate of hundreds of small scale businesses along the Lagos-Badagry Express Road, particularly between Maza-Maza and Okokomaiko, as work on ‘Lot Two’ of the road expansion project has begun. Already, demolition of shops, structures and shanties standing on the Right of Way (RoW) of the project has commenced. Affected in the demolition exercise is part of Agboju Market, which has been reduced to rubble, with hundreds of traders, sent packing. Also to be affected as the work progresses are filling stations along the corridor. Several traders at Agboju Market were seen weekend in groups (hands across their breasts), discussing their fate, as bulldozers deployed by the contractors revved through shops and shanties at the popular market. The traders said they were taken aback by the sudden arrival of bulldozers at the market last Thursday. “We had heard that work would soon start on the second phase of the road, but we didn’t expect that it will come suddenly. I have actually been thinking of relocating my business, but I have been slowed down by inadequacy of funds to rent a new shop elsewhere,” Tochukwu Ezeibe, an affected trader, told CityFile. However, a source at the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure when contacted, argued against the traders’ position, insisting they (traders) were informed well ahead of time to vacate the RoW of the project. “They have been instructed several times to leave the road, but you know people always wait for the last minute,” the source said, reaffirming the determination of the government to see the project through. Many of the traders were however, seen packing iron zinc and woods used in the construction of their now destroyed shops, as they lamented that the development has thrown them out of business and took away their means of survival. Another trader, Uche Anayo, who deals in travelling bags whose shop has been demolished, said she was yet to secure a new place to relocate her business. “As I speak now, there is nowhere to go, but I am hopeful I will find a place,” she said as she loaded her wares into a waiting van. The lot 2 of the project runs from Mile Two in Amuwo-Odofin to Okokomaiko in Ojo area of the state. Work on lot one (starting from the Eric Moore end of the road to Mile Two) had been ongoing for more than two years now; handled by Julius Berger plc. The project, probably the most ambitious of the Babatunde Fashola-led administration, entails the expansion of the four-lane over three decades expressway to 10 lanes with rail line in the middle. The rail line is a separate contract also being handled by Construction and Civil Engineering Corporation of China (CCECC). Femi Hamzat, Lagos State commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, had recently confirmed the award of contract for the second phase of the road project to Construction and Civil Engineering Corporation of China (CCECC). Five companies bided for the contract after it was advertised by the state government last year. Hamzat, at a stakeholder meeting, said CCECC in addition to the new deal, also had the responsibility for the rail component in lot one. He explained that the meeting was convened to bring on board the views of those who will be affected by the construction. He noted that the plan to expand the road was to harness the economic value to the state. The development, he said, would not only open up the West African market to Nigeria but will also impact positively on properties along the corridor. “On completion, the road will impact on economic, commercial and social activities on the corridor,” Hamzat said, adding that diligence will be followed in arriving at compensation for those affected. He disclosed that the Right of Way (RoW) for the project is 120 metres, adding that the state is committed to carrying the people along as it implements its development agenda. http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/city-file/city-file/33011-work-begins-on-lot-2-of-lagos-badagry-road-expansion |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by Sholaf(f): 2:39pm On Feb 13, 2012 |
Please can you post some pictures? |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by pheesayor(m): 11:38am On Feb 28, 2012 |
Julius berger has vacated mazamaza and ccecc situated their own camp beside mobil filling station at festac first gate. The farthest they've gone is the u-turn before oluti bus stop. The glo mast at agboju has also been completely evacuated. The traders complaining should have gotten alternatives since the first lot started. They can as well move backwards, the only stumbling block being clearing the bush therre. |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by pheesayor(m): 11:42am On Feb 28, 2012 |
Shola I'll post pictures as soon as I get to my pc |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by johnie: 12:43pm On Feb 28, 2012 |
pheesayor: Thanks! |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by DisGuy: 9:35pm On Apr 13, 2012 |
Delivery date is August 2012, any update |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by Martin55: 3:46am On Apr 14, 2012 |
The glo mast at agboju has also been completely evacuated. The traders complaining should have gotten alternatives since the first lot started. [img]http://www.keyforex.info/pet.gif[/img] |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 4:35am On Apr 14, 2012 |
You can see some pictures of the project on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/898591/fashola-woos-foreign-investment-partners |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by johnie: 10:14pm On Jun 01, 2013 |
naptu2: Berem, over to you o! |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by gbanikiti(m): 10:56am On Jun 06, 2013 |
johnie: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. |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 10:58am On Jun 06, 2013 |
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! Thanks very much dear. |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by gbanikiti(m): 11:20am On Jun 06, 2013 |
naptu2:You welcome! |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by johnie: 12:26pm On Jun 06, 2013 |
Thanks Gbanikiti. Kindly provide us with regular updates. |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by johnie: 12:29pm On Jun 06, 2013 |
Dis Guy: we go see train for august soo? Any updates, Dis Guy? |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by gbanikiti(m): 2:12pm On Jun 06, 2013 |
johnie: Thanks Gbanikiti.Yeah i will bro! |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by DisGuy: 10:41pm On Jun 06, 2013 |
johnie: 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 |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 5:18am On Jun 07, 2013 |
Dis Guy: 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. 1 Like |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by dayokanu(m): 5:25am On Jun 07, 2013 |
Well done Fashola |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by gbanikiti(m): 7:52am On Jun 07, 2013 |
naptu2: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. |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 7:57am On Jun 07, 2013 |
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. 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). |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by pheesayor(m): 11:02am On Jun 07, 2013 |
naptu2: There has been clrearing, laying of drainage channels and even service-lane construction all done by CCECC from maza-maza to almost Alakija, Where will Julius berger come in here I'm confused |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by DisGuy: 2:28pm On Jul 14, 2013 |
naptu2: any update ? |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by Nobody: 2:43pm On Jul 14, 2013 |
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. |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by geeez: 5:12pm On Jul 14, 2013 |
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. You make it seem as if nothing is going on there The last time I drove through, just last Wednesday, work was going on |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 8:42pm On Aug 01, 2013 |
Fashola inspected the project today, but unfortunately I don't yet know what he said or what the status of the project is at the moment. Everything has been overshadowed by the APC flag waving ceremony and the Onitsha issue. I hope I'll be able to get more details in the papers tomorrow. |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 9:07pm On Aug 01, 2013 |
[size=14pt]Fashola promises speedy completion of light rail project.[/size] http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/business-news/128755-fashola-promises-speedy-completion-of-light-rail-project |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by DisGuy: 9:54am On Aug 02, 2013 |
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 |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 9:56am On Aug 02, 2013 |
Dis Guy: Are nigerian journalists barred from taking pictures? there should be some stations already O! I thought you've seen pictures of the stations. |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 9:59am On Aug 02, 2013 |
naptu2: [size=14pt]LRT[/size] From "History of Public Transportation in Lagos" https://www.nairaland.com/1218704/history-public-transportation-lagos |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 10:11am On Aug 02, 2013 |
Re: What's Happening On The Lagos Badagry Axis (2) by naptu2: 10:16am On Aug 02, 2013 |
The pictures above were taken before/around March 2013. |
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