Lagos state government to extend Blue Rail Line to Ogun state

The Lagos State Government has commenced discussions with the Ogun State Government to extend the Blue Rail Line further down to Agbara located in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Penpushing reports that the Director of Rail Transport, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA), Olasukanmi Okusaga disclosed this on Tuesday during an inspection tour of the ongoing construction of the Blue Line Phase 2 project being handled by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in Lagos.

The Director, however, expressed satisfaction at the progress achieved so far, recalling that the project, which was awarded in 2023, is expected to be completed in three years, adding that it will include six stations in Festac, Alakija, Trade Fair, Volkswagen, LASU and Okokomaiko along with three bridges in Maza Maza, Satellite town and LASU.

Penpushing also reports that Okusaga explained that this phase covers 14 Kilometres, disclosing that there plans to construct a depot in Okokomaiko

‘The project, which was awarded in 2023, is expected to be completed in three years. It will include six stations in Festac, Alakija, Trade Fair, Volkswagen, LASU and Okokomaiko along with three bridges in Maza Maza, Satellite town and LASU. This phase covers 14 Kilometres. There are also plans to construct a depot in Okokomaiko’, Okusaga said.

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