lagcity:

Jason, you are doing a great job with the info and the pictures. Without the pictures, some ppl would have turned this thread into another opportunity to gloat at the hardworking Governor.

They are experiencing Post military mental disorder! PMMD!!!

Fashola u are great, any person wey no go vote dis man come 2015 na boko haram, what has uduak alias oduaghan done in delta state, one thing we never see, abi na to put plasma for T junctions, na bear parlour we dey

jakumo, i know the cousin of the mayor. i have lived here for many years.

Ribadu / Fashola 2015

emiye:

Ribadu Amechi or Chime or Rochas/ Fashola 2015

emiye:

Ribadu / Fashola 2015

see this funny man. Ribadu who couldn't win his own state?

Fashola for President!!


definitely a man of action.

I am hoping and praying that this project comes to light,
For those who wants brand new well that is okay, nothing spoil, we want brand new trains, we don't need brand new. But i would dump my car and sit on a 'pako' train if it would make me get to Egbeda from V.I in 2 hours instead of the 4 or 5 hours i spend going home everyday.

from what i read, it is being financed by the Federal Government (45%), Lagos State Government (40%), and Ogun State Government (15%).
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=552858

also why must we insult ourselves before we make a point. we are always fighting each other and it has become distasteful. everybody has a right to his or her opinion. you can counter it in a civilized manner.

Fashola is working Lagos is working, kudos to you my man and for this one alone i throway salute oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,

@Jason123


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC-C9ENW8pM


  Thanks

switched: Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first of hundreds of Toronto subway cars that will furnish a new surface rail line in Lagos, Nigeria, has left Canada for the last time, and is now en route to Africa's largest city.

A Nigerian company, Eko Rail, has agreed to purchase 255 of the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) best-equipped subway cars for use in a much-needed Lagos Blue Line mass transit system. The TTC is in the process of purchasing larger "Rocket" trains to increase passenger capacity on their lines.

As the electric-powered cars become surplus and are pulled offline in Toronto, they will be individually trucked to the United States for a rebuilding by a team of world-class rail engineers. The cars will also undergo track-width (or "gauge" conversion and interior refurbishment before being shipped to Lagos.

The trains have been inspected by the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, who endorsed the plan to purchase them following his official visit to Toronto in May 2011.

"The shipment of the first car is an important step in Eko Rail's efforts to support the Governor's transformation agenda for the city," said David Potter, Eko Rail's Chief Engineer. "Ultimately, the Blue Line, with this modernized fleet, will bring massive benefits to Lagos' economic development and improve Lagosians' quality of life."

Each of the TTC cars come equipped with air conditioning, automatic sliding doors, solid-state traction control, energy saving regenerative braking, and a wide range of modern safety features and amenities. Once equipped with a state-of-the-art, GPS-based train control system made by General Electric, Eko Rail's trains will provide faster, safer, cheaper and more reliable transportation for Lagosians.

Eko Rail is entering into an innovative public-private partnership with the government of Lagos State to equip, operate and maintain the Blue Line for 25 years. Negotiations are being finalized and a concession agreement is expected to be signed in the near future. Lagos State has already started to make significant progress with building the rail tracks and stations. Eko Rail is utilizing URS Scott Wilson, one of the world's leading railway infrastructure consultancies, to ensure that the infrastructure is built to global standards.

With financing led by Investec Plc, financiers of more than 25 rail projects around the globe, Eko Rail expects to invest about $400 million to equip the Lagos Blue Line, including construction of a dual-fuel electric power generating station, modern train control system, communications and power distribution, as well as depot and maintenance facilities. When the entire line is operational, Eko Rail expects to attract at least 300,000 passengers per day, with trains running every 5 minutes.

The Eko Rail consortium - led by Nigerian-based emerging markets investment firm Verod Capital - brings together a world-class team of manufacturers, technical advisors, metro operators and public private partnership experts from the UK, Canada and South Africa.

http://lagosindicatoronline.com/Eko_Rail_Trains.html

Accra[b][/b] monorail


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sAKXLbkjk


…Provides Over 15,000 Jobs
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Ghana's quest to reduce traffic congestion in the capital city has been given a major boost, with the implementation of the Accra Monorail project. The project, which is being undertaken by the Intercontinental Commerce Corporation (ICC), a USA firm, is estimated to cost $1.5billion.

The project will be financed 100% from loans and equity contribution by Intercontinental Development Corporation (IDC). Though, work is ongoing, the proposed Monorail project will take 12 months to be completed, and will provide over 15,000 jobs for the teeming Ghanaian youth during the construction period. The project, when completed is expected to offer over 1,000 full time jobs to Ghanaians.

Currently, the public transit in the city of Accra is provided by a mix of privately owned mini-buses known as 'tro-tro', taxis and buses, which add to the congested streets and contribute to air pollution. The new transit system (Monorail) will operate on elevated beams in order not to disturb the pedestrians and traffic on the ground.

The well known 'tro-tros', buses and other commercial vehicles will be rerouted to feed the transit line after implementation, in order to link more passengers to the Monorail system. The Monorail will carry more than 700,000 passengers per day, with cruising speeds up to 80 kilometre per hour and run 24 hours in a day.

Dr. Ron Watson, a Transportation Engineer and Specialist told some journalists in Accra, over the weekend that the elevated monorail system would be eight miles in length with 16 stations during the first phase of the project and would help alleviate traffic congestion, reduce pollution and increase mobility in the Accra metropolis.

Additionally, the system will allow commuters to bypass stand still traffic by gliding over the congested streets safely, while eliminating hours of commuting between downtown and the residential areas. The Monorail project also includes hotel, business and conference centre, multi-storey shopping complex, beach resort with villas and golf course and other real estate developments.

This real estate development will provide substantial cash for the Accra Monorail project, ensuring project viability and no Ghanaian Government budgeted funding. Furthermore, the project will contribute to the modernization and economic development of the Accra metropolis, improve quality of life and boost tourism.

When quizzed why ICC's elevated transit system for Accra, Dr. Watson stated that 'ICC's initial findings in Accra indicate that Ghanaians want more mobility, not less mobility. Elevated rapid transit will provide this mobility above and beyond that being provided by automobile and not at the expense of the automobile'.

Dr. Watson disclosed that the monorails may be automated and not requiring drivers and would be controlled by an electronic control system. The President of ICC, E.J. Miller said the company operates the same project in Cairo, Egypt, and Jida and Mecca in Saudi Arabia.