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Costain, Jibowu bridges to be demolished by FG for Lagos-Ibadan rail line

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Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Monday stated that the Jibowu and Costain bridges of Lagos were marked for demolition in the planned construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line for which laying of tracks was scheduled to take off in December.

Amaechi made these remarks in Lagos when he met with the Steering Committee of the project and the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC).

The minister said, “The two bridges that we may likely demolish are Jibowu and Costain to give way to the rail lines.

“But we are rebuilding them immediately; we are not going to abandon them.

“The challenges will be in the cities like Lagos, Abeokuta and Ibadan because we have to pay compensation, look at the water pipes, gas pipes, houses and cables.

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“In Lagos especially, we deal with bridges, electric cables and water pipes and other assets.”

Amaechi also stated that CCECC was consulting with Lagos State Water Corporation, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, among others, to arrange for the relocation of water and gas pipelines that were parallel to the railway line.

He said that CCECC would start laying tracks by December in Lagos, with parts of the rail lines to be used for the project expected in the country by end of November.

While inspecting the level of work done, the minister urged speedy work by CCECC so as to meet the deadline.

Amaechi called on Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to ensure that adequate security was provided for officials of CCECC handling the construction of the rail line, while urging the coordinator of the project, Leo Tim, to complete the necessary documentation needed for the provision of security on site by relevant security agencies.

The minister visited Ijoko, Papalanto, Itori and Ewekoro community in Ogun State as part of the monthly site monitoring to ensure the project met the December 2018 deadline.

 

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