February 01, (THEWILL) – The Lagos Red Line rail, which will run through Agege to Agbado in Ogun State, is ready for commissioning.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this on Thursday, during a high-level meeting with the President and management of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) at its headquarters in Beijing, China.
THEWILL earlier reported that the Governor departed Lagos on Tuesday, for investment talks in Beijing.
A statement issued on Thursday, by his Spokesman, Gboyega Akosile, said Sanwo-Olu reiterated his administration’s commitment to the completion of the second phase of the blue line rail project and flag off of the commercial operation of the red project.
He said the Red Line rail service, when inaugurated in a few weeks, would further ease vehicular traffic congestion associated with the routes it’s built on.
The Red Line rail covers Agbado area in Ogun State through Otto in Lagos.
Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied to the meeting by the Commissioner of Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi; the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, and other top government officials, informed the CCECC team that his Government had promised over twenty-two million Lagosians that it would solve the traffic and transportation challenges they currently faced hence the need to take off without any further delay.
Expressing satisfaction with the pace of progress of the Red Line project, the Governor hinted that the State Government is ready to inaugurate the Red Line rail for commercial operation as soon as the Presidency communicates the availability of President Bola Tinubu, who has agreed in principle to officially commission the project.
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