The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to fast-tract the project completion of the ongoing new Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge lines by the end of the year.
During his monthly visit and oversight functions to the construction sites of Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), Amaechi disclosed on Tuesday at Papalanto in Ogun State, that “We refuse to go by train today basically to see the right of way. There is only a place after Ijoko where we have issue with the right of way.
“We have finished negotiations with them and they have finished the compensations to the affected residents.
“The contractors will start work from the axis and the construction continues.
“We still have problems with gas and cables. As for the barracks, the Army has given us the barracks where it was affected and work will start at Ebute Metta very soon as a result of the development.
“As for the Ogun River, we are consulting the state government to assist us in the course so as to fast track the project in that axis.
“We have started battling with time schedule due to these utilities but l’m sure the projects will be delivered in due time,” he stated.
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