On Sunday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu carried out a vast inspection of the construction works around the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line Project which is currently ongoing.
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| Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (third from right) on inspection of construction works around the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Rail Line alongside Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat (second from right). Photo: @followlasg |
According to PMNews:
It’s the fourth time in a year the Governor would be inspecting the pace of work on the 37-kilometre-long rail infrastructure wholly started by his administration.
The transport infrastructure being developed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) will have the capacity to transport over 500,000 passengers daily when it becomes operational in the first quarter of next year.
Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed satisfaction after the inspection exercise which lasted for hours. He assured that the promise of completing the project at the end of the year will be kept.
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| The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Rail Line still under construction. Photo: @followlasg |
He disclosed: “The Red Line is a project conceived and started by our Government, which will be delivered in the lifetime of this administration. We have given our commitment to ensure the project is completed by the end of this year as promised. This is our fourth inspection trip on this project within the year alone and each time we come, there is significant progress that the contractor achieves along the rail corridor.
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— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) August 7, 2022
“Along the rail corridor, there is massive regeneration that is taking place and we have paid extensive amount in terms of compensation, far more than anyone else, for those affected by the construction activities. That is why we don’t have problem with members of the communities on this corridor. After inspecting the Agege station, we went on to check the Ikeja terminal, which happens to be the iconic station of the Red Line. Its size is almost about the size of three football fields together.
Gov. @jidesanwoolu inspection visit to the ongoing work on the Red Rail project sites, on Sunday, August 07, 2022.@drobafemihamzat @gboyegaakosile @gbenga_omo @lagosmot18 @LASGWorks @MetroLagos @dr_oladeinde @fjaji @hmokunola_#LASG#LagosRedRailProject#ForAGreaterLagos pic.twitter.com/qMCbSdOXZg
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) August 7, 2022
“As we have seen, all the stations inspected are at the roof level, moving into the completion stage. The civil work has been completed, it’s just the finishing job we are doing at the moment. All the activities are on schedule and we are hoping the best entire project will be completed by the end of the year. There are places that were particularly challenging for the contractor to do drilling due to high vehicular density. All the challenges have been overcome; what is left is concrete in-situ and placing of precast beams.”
