The Blue line rail project is 90 per cent ready, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said yesterday.
He spoke after inspecting the project and stations at the National Theatre Iganmu, Orile, Suru Alaba, Mile Two, and Marina axis.
After taking a train ride round the project, Sanwo-Olu said the government would complete the Blue and Red Rail lines on schedule.
He said the blue line rail would be running on electric tracks with Electric Motor Vehicle (EMV) and warned citizens to keep off the train lines and ensure they don’t walk on it.
He added that two more sets of four coaches would be brought in from China by September and October, adding that adequate security would be put in place at every station and platforms with the use of CCTV.
Sanwo-Olu said: “This is the first time I am taking you on the blue line to see where we are. The first phase of the Blue line rail project starts from Mile 2 and terminates at Marina. Marina is an elevated station and it stretches out to outer Marina and terminates where the governor’s residence is. At the end of the station, you could see that the track is broken into two bridges. The backtrack is for parking.
“We are happy that the contractors are working seven days a week. The major aspect, apart from the Marina Station, is a sea crossing from Eko Bridge to join the outer Marina. They would finish it in about three months. And by the time we will be coming back in July, the concrete construction should have been completed.”
Sanwo-Olu, while condemning the level of vandalism along the rail corridors, warned perpetrators to desist from such evil acts.
He said the government would go after companies that purchased vandalised rail tracks infrastructure, adding that culprits will be traced and prosecuted.
He also added that there would be advocacies and enlightenment to keep people off the tracks.
The governor issued another three-day ultimatum to traders under the Apogbon Bridge on Lagos Island to vacate or risk demolition of the space by Wednesday.