Checkout The Massive Rail Works Ongoing At Oshodi, Palmgroove In Lagos - Photos

Ever since the minister of transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi gave the CCECC ultimatum to finish up on the Lagos-Ibadan Railway axis especially the Lagos zone, the company and the workers have been working round the clock to make sure they deliver before November 30th.

It will be recalled that the Lagos State Government has been working with both the federal government and CCECC in making sure that they work unhindered, for example, the Lagos LASTMA has to divert road movement on several occasions to make sure that those constructing and clearing the railway tracks do that unhindered.

The CCECC has moved from Agege and are now at Lagos most congested areas, areas like Oshodi, Palm-Grove, Yaba, Ebute-Metta are mostly congested, this is due to the fact these areas are where petty traders sell their wares and are closer to residential areas. Oshodi, for example, is strategic due to the fact that it links Lagos and Ogun State.

Read: See More Of The New Trains That Will Used For The Lagos-Ibadan Railway - Photos

Ever since work has started on these roads, AutoReportNG has been keeping a tab of their works, construction and also to make sure that they leave no stones unturned. According to some of the images gotten from social media, we noticed that they are now at Oshodi from where they will move to Ikeja, Palm Groove and to Yaba.

We got these images from their various locations and we felt these might interest you.

Palm Groove/ Obanikoro Area 

See: Lagos-Ibadan Railway: See What Ibadan Railway Axis Looks Like - Photos

Oshodi Area

Obanikoro

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Work Will Resume On The Lagos-Abeokuta Roads After The Rain - FG (PHOTOS)

 Julius Berger Plc will resume work on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at the end of the rainy season.

The Federal Controller of Works, Ogun State, Olukayode Popoola, disclosed this in an interview with one of our correspondents on Saturday.

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and his Lagos State counterpart had a few months ago submitted a proposal for a takeover of the road, whose contract was awarded in 2001.

Abiodun during his investiture as a patron of the Abeokuta Club on September 7, had said that Lagos and Ogun states had agreed to commercialise the road by allowing private investors to fund and toll the roads to ease traffic from Lagos to Abeokuta.

The two governors had also submitted a proposal to that effect to President Muhammadu Buhari. Almost two months after the proposal was submitted, the Federal Government had yet to make its stand known.

But Popoola, in the interview with The PUNCH, said, “For that road, the contractor will soon move to site. The ministry is making effort to ensure that they (the contractor) move back to site. Now that the rainy season is gradually coming to an end, Julius Berger will soon move back to site.”

Another official at the Abuja headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing confirmed that the government had received the request of both states on the Lagos-Abeokuta road.

The official, who spoke in confidence, said, “It was submitted to the minister’s office and I’m sure they are working on it but it takes time.

When probed further to explain why the approval from the Federal Government was being delayed, the source replied, “I’m sure you know that it is the minister that will direct me and not the other way round.

“So when the time comes, the matter will be adequately addressed because I’m sure they are working on it since it is with the minister.”

Residents of towns along the Abeokuta-Sango-Lagos road on Saturday lamented that the road had become a death trap.

These are the state of the roads now...

See Photos From The Official Ground Breaking Ceremony Of The Rail Wagon Assembly Plant At Kajola

Today the vice president of Nigeria Prof Yemi Osinbajo on behalf of Pres. Buhari performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Standard Gauge Rail Wagon Assembly Plant in Kajola, Ogun State. The completed Plant will have the capacity to produce 500 wagons per year — open, container, flat, tank and box wagons.

According to the minister of transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi “The Federal Ministry of Transportation signed an agreement with Messrs. CCECC Nig. Limited in March 2018 to establish this plant for the production and assembling of rolling stock, spare parts and maintenance equipment in Nigeria. “Consequently, Messrs. CCECC conducted a feasibility study in which the choice of Kajola, Ogun State was arrived at as a suitable location for the project.

Read: FG To Commission Rail Assembly And Manufacturing Plant In Kajola, Nigeria

“This project is, therefore, a direct investment of Messrs. CCECC Nig. Ltd in Nigeria and would remain as part of the gains from the contract signed for the Supply of rolling stock.” —
“This will be the first of its kind in Nigeria and the first batch of the wagons to be assembled from the production line of this plant will form part of the rolling stock for Lagos Ibadan Rail and Abuja Kaduna Rail operations.“

“The project when completed would be able to generate about 5,000 jobs and in the long run Nigeria would be able to manufacture rolling stock for Nigerian use and for other African countries.”

In responding, President Buhari said, “Certainly, the infrastructure requirement to reposition Nigeria for the future is huge and our resources are limited. Government, therefore, will pursue private partnerships to maximise available capital and developmental impact.”

These are images from the inauguration held at Kajola, Ogun State

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