Jibowu and Costain bridges in Lagos would be devastated to give route for the new Lagos-Ibadan: Rotimi Amaechi

Nigeria's Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the Jibowu and Costain bridges in Lagos would be devastated to give route for the new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railroad lines.

The Minister made the comments in Lagos when he met with the controlling advisory group of the undertaking and the China Civil Engineering Construction Company on Monday.

"The two extensions that we may likely annihilate are Jibowu and Costain to offer path to the rail lines," the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, cited Mr. Amaechi to have said.

"Be that as it may, we are reconstructing them instantly; we are not going to forsake them.

"The difficulties will be in the urban areas like Lagos , Abeokuta and Ibadan since we need to pay remuneration, take a gander at the water channels, gas pipes, houses and links.

"In Lagos particularly, we manage spans, electric links and water channels and different resources."

The Minister likewise said that CCECC was counseling with Lagos State Water Corporation, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, among others , to encourage migration of water and gas pipelines that were parallel to the railroad line.

He included that CCECC would begin laying tracks by December in Lagos, taking note of that parts of the rail lines that would be utilized for the venture would arrive the nation by end of November.

While beseeching the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to guarantee that sufficient security was given to authorities of CCECC taking care of the development of the rail line, he likewise called for fast work by CCECC in order to meet the due date.

NAN reports that the pastor additionally went to Ijoko , Papalanto , Itori and Ewekoro people group in Ogun State as a major aspect of the month to month site observing to guarantee the undertaking met the course of events by December 2018.