The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Jibowu and Costain bridges in Lagos State will be demolished to enable the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan rail line.
Amaechi made this known during the end of the year news briefing and inspection of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line in Papalanto, Ogun State.
He said the bridges were part of the challenges slowing down the construction of the rail line.
He said his ministry had got the right of way just as he disclosed that the construction would be completed in 2018 and commissioned in January 2019.
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Amaechi spoke on the challenges the ministry is facing over the construction of the rail line.
His words: “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.”
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