Inside Sources has authoritatively gathered that the popular Jibowu and Costain bridges in Lagos would be demolished for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi made this known on Wednesday in Papalanto, Ogun state while briefing journalists on the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line shortly after inspecting the project.
The transport minister who expressed his joy with the level of ongoing construction work, despite the challenges faced by the contractors which is slowing the pace of work hinted that the rail line would be completed in December 2018 and set for commissioning in January 2019.
Amaechi while addressing journalists said “there is no way you can do construction without challenges in different forms and kinds and you have to address them. The challenges are not even here in Ogun; they are worse in Lagos. We are dealing with water, drainage, gas, power and the military. The only thing we are dealing with here is just gas and a few power transmission lines and we can manage it. I was on a tour with the Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, and we have agreed that the two bridges will come down, our target is 2018 December.”
According to the minister two locomotives and 10 coaches had arrived the country to be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari before the end of December 2017.
