Barring any delay on the completion of the rail tracks from Iju Ishaga to Ebute Meta in Lagos, the Federal Government is to roll out free train services from Ebute Meta to Ibadan on Nov. 30 this year.
The move is part of initiative by the government to ease traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway under reconstruction which has been experiencing gridlock.
“The Federal Government plans to commence free train services from Ebute Meta in Lagos State to Ibadan by November 30, 2019,’’ Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said.
He has, therefore, urged the contractors — China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) — to complete the remaining 19-km track to link Iju Ishaga to Ebute Meta latest by November 25.
Reacting to the deadline, the Deputy Project Manager, CCECC Railway Project, Xia LiJun, was skeptical of the date, urging the government to give the firm more time.
He cited the weather conditions and the gridlock in Lagos metropolis as some of the factors that would not allow them to deliver the job on the November date.
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