Amuwo-Odofin residents and commuters would soon have relief on commuting in and out of the axis as the Blue line rail mass transit has almost reached the next phase.
The 27-Kilometeres Lagos Blue Line Rail Mass Transits has started seeing its completion phase as the Last track beam of the rail track was launched earlier this month.
The Final track of the T-beam hs given residents hope of nearing the completion of the first phase of the Blue Line traversing from Mile 2 to Marina.
Recall that this Lagos Blue line rail mass transit commenced in 2012 by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC).
The Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu committed the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and the contractor to the December deadline for the Blue Line project’s completion.
In his words,
“We are not just making promises; people are beginning to see for themselves that all the milestones and the difficult tasks we are meant to achieve to ensure operation of the Blue Line are being achieved.
The Marina station, which is the iconic terminal for the Blue Line, will be completed within two-and-half months. I am restating here that we will formally complete this Blue Line before December 31, 2022.”
The Blue Line, which traverses between Mile 2 and Marina, will be operated on Electric Motor Unit (EMU); the 37-kilometre Red Line, from Agbado to Ebute Metta, will operate on Automotive Gas Oil (AGO).
Sanwo-Olu said the construction of the second phase of the Blue Line project would commence after the start of operation, which would extend the rail project from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko
He said Blue Line stations would be built at Festac, Alakija, Trade Fair, Volkswagen, LASU and Okokomaiko.
The governor disclosed that talks were being held with the Ogun State government for possible extension of the rail line to Agbara.
He said: “The second phase of the Blue Line project will be an easy infrastructure to develop because the marked alignment for stations and tracks are largely at grid level. While we are at this, the Red Line is also on the way.
This is a start-and end project for our administration, with about seven stations concurrently being built. This will redefine mass transportation in Lagos