Aareonakakanfo:


LAMATA said it was part the Lagos Urban Rail Network covering seven major corridors of high commuter traffic demand within and beyond metropolitan Lagos, extending to border areas with states such as Ogun and Oyo

Aareonakakanfo:
[size=13pt]Lagos light rail’ll be completed Dec. 2016 – Ambode[/size]


Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said on Thursday that the state’s light rail project would be completed by December 2016 and would commence operation immediately.

This is coming about six years after the Blue Line rail project was awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Company. It is a 27-kilometre line stretching from Okokomaiko to Marina.

The President, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, Kashim Ali, also said that the $874m Abuja-Kaduna rail project was at 70 per cent completion and should be ready by the first quarter of 2016. He spoke in Lagos on the sidelines of an event organised by the International Project Finance Association in collaboration with the KPMG.

Ambode said that the state government was determined to complete the light rail project by the end of next year because it would ease the traffic situation in the Lagos metropolis and improve the living standard of the people.

The Blue line was initially slated for completion in 2011 but has suffered delays due to funding problems.

According to the implementing agency, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, the first phase of the project from Mile 2 to the National Theatre (a distance of seven kilometres) has been completed; while work is ongoing on the second phase from Mile 2 to Marina.

LAMATA said it was part the Lagos Urban Rail Network covering seven major corridors of high commuter traffic demand within and beyond metropolitan Lagos, extending to border areas with states such as Ogun and Oyo.

But Ambode, who told Reuters on Thursday that “by December 2016, the light rail should be delivered,” had earlier said a new funding arrangement was being worked out to speed up work on the project and get it ready next year.

“This project is driven by commercial loans and bonds leaning on the state’s Internally Generated Revenue. That arrangement cannot be sustained. We are negotiating a better package that will deliver the project by the end of 2016,” he said.

The governor also said a tender for the expansion had been opened, and that the rail network would connect the northern and the southern parts of Lagos.

The Red line will be 30km long, running between Marina and Agbado, and will use the existing Nigeria Railway Corporation corridor.

Other lines as proposed by LAMATA are Green, Yellow, Purple, Brown and Orange.

Meanwhile, the state Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has said that the amount required to construct one kilometre of railway line in Nigeria was double that of other countries.

Mobereola, who was represented by the Technical Adviser, LAMATA, Mr. Oladeinde Frederick, said this was due to the wrong costing of the project by international investors who did not understand the Nigerian environment.

While speaking at the IPFA West Africa seminar themed, ‘Unlocking rapid development of transport infrastructure in Nigeria,’ in Lagos on Thursday, Mobereola explained that other reasons for abandoned infrastructural projects were delayed approvals, changes in project managers and lack of expertise.

For instance, he said Lagos has a different soil texture from other regions, adding that the cost of constructing one kilometre of railway line in the state was $40m, and $20m in other places.


http://punchng.com/2015/11/4276


Hmmmn I think this is something we can discuss

How realistic is this?

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shizzy7:
It is not realistic.
I'll give reasons later

Na wa ooo you wan quote the whole page ni? kilode!

IlekeHD:
Let me grab breakfast before I start replying....

Aareonakakanfo:
My issue here is these guys are "consistently inconsistent" July this year, Ambode told us it will be completed in 12 months.Now this is November, he's telling us it'll be completed by 2016.I feel they should just come out clear instead of beating around the bush.I don't feel this is realistic considering the fact that before I left, I didn't really see much going on other than the 8 lane road from mile 2 to Ijanikin.I could be wrong

getupwell:
Hello Anti Modath, omo yoruba ponbele ni firefire nse o momoo daa da. Sure nii very sure

Anti Ileke, so firefire o ki n se omo kaaro o jiire ?? ... Iyalenu gba lo je fun mi...

modath:


Are you a dunkin donut or subway kind of breakfast person?

Shymm3x:
Anyone likes Jazz music on here? And are there Yorubas in Jazz music?

Check out this amazing slow jazz I'm vibing to this Friday. Ikeke-idi, this is the tune you should make babies to, so they can be smooth, meek, sultry, and "sophisticated" like Yorubas.

Is shymmx still AWOL ?

IlekeHD:


To ba je pe ilu oyinbo ni, mo le so pe a sele.
Sugbon mii mo limitations ti a ni ni Lagos.

1. When was the project awarded? (I think 1 year is unrealistic)

2. What does a light rail need to perform? To be maintained? Do we have those resourced in abundance? If not, how much will it cost the Lagos-Ogun-Oyo to get them?

3. How much will it cost us to operate them in Lagos?

4. Is this an underground or surface light rail?

IlekeHD:


Good morning Aunti.

None. donut/subway in the morning? Chaiiii. Disgusting.

I'm an egg/bacon or dount/bread/tea, depending on how much time I have to leave the house and get to my internship

Aareonakakanfo:




Eeehen! so where is that Oyo empire?

superstar1:


It is a surface light rail. I am sure it can be completed by end of next year.

Based on my amateurish assessment, the bulk of the work that remains is around Lagos Island and which is majorly the joining of the already standing pillars that are meant to hold the rail tracks.

The Mile 2 axis is 90-95% completed.

If Lasg us serious and the fund is readily available, it is something they can even achieve by mid year of 2016.

Mid year of 2016? Na jazz dem wan use? They started the one from Mile 2-ijanikin/Badagry around 2009 or so.Novemeber 2014 when i passed there,It didn't even appear like they were going to complete it in 5 years time and that's even the most completed line.There's still a lot of work to be done and lets not forget there are 6 more lines to be completed.

Aareonakakanfo:



Mid year of 2016? Na jazz dem wan use? They started the one from Mile 2-ijanikin/Badagry around 2009 or so.Novemeber 2014 when i passed there,It didn't even appear like they were going to complete it in 5 years time and that's even the most completed line.There's still a lot of work to be done and lets not forget there are 6 more lines to be completed.

superstar1:


I am talking of the light rail and not about the expressway.

The super highway was meant to be an Ecowas project running from Lagos to Abidjan or Dakar or Accra.

Aareonakakanfo:
Iya agba A bere oro lowo yin, etu n bere imi lowo wa .Anyways i can only tell you what i know.I think the project officially commenced in 2008 or so.Its sponsored by LAMATA and is envisioned to consist eventually of seven lines.I don't even think they've completed up to three lines yet.Another reason why i don't think its realistic is because of Lagos state's debt profile.

modath:



Egg I understand, but donut That thing has all the sugar in this world!! Disgusting 2.0

But why do you guys like on the go breakfast? When you can fry your egg & put in your bagel from home ?


Emi love subway gan!! Mo miss oun ati chick fil a ,

PrincessJaneDoe:
Hmm...this is very optimistic but I don't think it is achievable.

My biggest gripe with Ambode's press statement is that he has an end date but hasn't successfully re-negotiated its funding yet. What if it falls through or negotiations take longer than he anticipates - another story again?

But Ambode, who told Reuters on Thursday that “by December 2016, the light rail should be delivered,” had earlier said a new funding arrangement was being worked out to speed up work on the project and get it ready next year[i][/i]

[size=14pt]It is a very good initiative because it means people can live in the surrounding areas but work in Lagos which should hopefully de-congest it. Anyone know whether OIC, Oyo and/or Ogun governments are contributing to this?[/size]

I asked the other day what is stopping us from going back to a regional form of government. What do we need to do to get this? Also with a regional system of government, can we realistically control migration?

The biggest issue (and I believe Aare has touched on this) is that, no matter how well we develop our region under this current system, we have no control over the number of people who migrate to it. This will put a strain on our infrastructure, culture and way of life which we can't afford.

IyaIode:

Firefire better na, i was shocked to read anonimi is Yoruba

KingSango:


If you believe Africa will return to its proper place using European colonial governments then you have haven't begun to think about how to better Yoruba people. The Ooni was a Christian at a time when young Yoruba people are leaving the traditions in droves. Then people are questioning whether the priest vowed to be buried with the Ooni should do so or flee the country. You don't believe tradition, nor Oyo nor anything that was seized and taken from Yoruba people yet you claim you are bettering the lot. Also you are unable to deal with the 3 arrows curse that sent hundreds of thousands of Yoruba into chattel slavery in the West. Also the land that was taken from Oyo hasn't been returned. Many colonial state lines divide the whole of Yoruba like the chopped up body of Osiris. I am curious as to how someone without a blueprint devises to solve these many problems.

zimoni:



Firefire is Yoruba

anonimi is an Omo Yinna, the bigot can never be a Yoruba.

modath:

Emi love subway gan!! Mo miss oun ati chick fil a ,

zimoni:



Firefire is Yoruba

anonimi is an Omo Yinna, the bigot can never be a Yoruba.

Aareonakakanfo:
[size=13pt]Lagos light rail’ll be completed Dec. 2016 – Ambode[/size]


Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said on Thursday that the state’s light rail project would be completed by December 2016 and would commence operation immediately.

This is coming about six years after the Blue Line rail project was awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Company. It is a 27-kilometre line stretching from Okokomaiko to Marina.

The President, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, Kashim Ali, also said that the $874m Abuja-Kaduna rail project was at 70 per cent completion and should be ready by the first quarter of 2016. He spoke in Lagos on the sidelines of an event organised by the International Project Finance Association in collaboration with the KPMG.

Ambode said that the state government was determined to complete the light rail project by the end of next year because it would ease the traffic situation in the Lagos metropolis and improve the living standard of the people.

The Blue line was initially slated for completion in 2011 but has suffered delays due to funding problems.

According to the implementing agency, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, the first phase of the project from Mile 2 to the National Theatre (a distance of seven kilometres) has been completed; while work is ongoing on the second phase from Mile 2 to Marina.

LAMATA said it was part the Lagos Urban Rail Network covering seven major corridors of high commuter traffic demand within and beyond metropolitan Lagos, extending to border areas with states such as Ogun and Oyo.

But Ambode, who told Reuters on Thursday that “by December 2016, the light rail should be delivered,” had earlier said a new funding arrangement was being worked out to speed up work on the project and get it ready next year.

“This project is driven by commercial loans and bonds leaning on the state’s Internally Generated Revenue. That arrangement cannot be sustained. We are negotiating a better package that will deliver the project by the end of 2016,” he said.

The governor also said a tender for the expansion had been opened, and that the rail network would connect the northern and the southern parts of Lagos.

The Red line will be 30km long, running between Marina and Agbado, and will use the existing Nigeria Railway Corporation corridor.

Other lines as proposed by LAMATA are Green, Yellow, Purple, Brown and Orange.

Meanwhile, the state Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has said that the amount required to construct one kilometre of railway line in Nigeria was double that of other countries.

Mobereola, who was represented by the Technical Adviser, LAMATA, Mr. Oladeinde Frederick, said this was due to the wrong costing of the project by international investors who did not understand the Nigerian environment.

While speaking at the IPFA West Africa seminar themed, ‘Unlocking rapid development of transport infrastructure in Nigeria,’ in Lagos on Thursday, Mobereola explained that other reasons for abandoned infrastructural projects were delayed approvals, changes in project managers and lack of expertise.

For instance, he said Lagos has a different soil texture from other regions, adding that the cost of constructing one kilometre of railway line in the state was $40m, and $20m in other places.


http://punchng.com/2015/11/4276


Hmmmn I think this is something we can discuss

How realistic is this?

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