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Lagos To Extend Blue Rail Line To Ogun State
Yinka Olajoyetan, Lagos
The Lagos State Government has entered talks with the Ogun State Government for an extension of the Blue Rail Line to Agbara in Ogun State.
Disclosing this on Tuesday during an inspection of ongoing works on the Blue Line Phase 2 project being constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the Director of Rail Transport of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Olasukanmi Okusaga expressed satisfaction with the progress achieved so far.
Engr. Olasukanmi Okusaga also revealed ongoing discussions with the Ogun State government to extend the Blue Line further down to Agbara.
The project which was awarded in 2023 is expected to take three years to complete. 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 a 14-kilometer stretch, with plans to construct a depot in Okokomaiko.