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Posted on: 04:40 Fri, 19 Feb 2016
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the Abuja-Kaduna rail project is 100 per cent completed and will be launched in May.
Mr. Amaechi announced this at Idu, Abuja, on Thursday, while inspecting the project along with the contractors, China Civil Engineering Construction Company.
According to him, before the launch by
President Muhammadu Buhari, the rail would be test-run in March, adding that during that period, passengers will board for free.
“The essence of my tour is to enable us assess
whether we are ready for commercial activities
and I think we are. I will be travelling from
Abuja to Kaduna tomorrow through the rail.
“In March, they should start the test-run of the
rail services for free, then the proper
commercial activity will start in May, where we
expect the president to flag-off the use of
coaches,†he said.
He said N150 billion would be used to execute
the national rail project, with another N60
billion for the Lagos-Kano standard gauge and
yet another N60 billion for the Lagos-Calabar
project.
“What we are doing is implementation of what we met in office. We are not among those who will abandon good ideas.
“If we see an idea that is good, we will adopt it. The Lagos-Kano project was awarded by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and we are flying with it.
“The Lagos-Calabar project was awarded by
former President Goodluck Jonathan and we
are also flying with it. What we are doing is
implementing those projects that have not been
implemented for so many years,†the minister said.
He further said Idu, the location of the rail, was
too far from the city centre, adding that the
contractor should make provisions for
temporary stations in the city.
Mr. Amaechi suggested that since the Abuja
light rail project was yet to commence, the
tracks could be used to pick passengers from
the city centre to Kaduna.
“The Abuja light rail is expected to start from
Abuja and de-board passengers at Idu from
where such passengers will move to Kaduna
but since the Abuja light rail is not ready, we
shall use their tracks to continue to pick
passengers from Abuja until they are ready and
then we will disengage the temporary facility.
“The role of the station is to convey
passengers to Idu, where they will be
transferred to the national rail line to proceed
to Kaduna,†he explained.
He said the only challenge with the project was the fencing aspect.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the Abuja-Kaduna rail project is 100 per cent completed and will be launched in May.
Mr. Amaechi announced this at Idu, Abuja, on Thursday, while inspecting the project along with the contractors, China Civil Engineering Construction Company.
According to him, before the launch by
President Muhammadu Buhari, the rail would be test-run in March, adding that during that period, passengers will board for free.
“The essence of my tour is to enable us assess
whether we are ready for commercial activities
and I think we are. I will be travelling from
Abuja to Kaduna tomorrow through the rail.
“In March, they should start the test-run of the
rail services for free, then the proper
commercial activity will start in May, where we
expect the president to flag-off the use of
coaches,†he said.
He said N150 billion would be used to execute
the national rail project, with another N60
billion for the Lagos-Kano standard gauge and
yet another N60 billion for the Lagos-Calabar
project.
“What we are doing is implementation of what we met in office. We are not among those who will abandon good ideas.
“If we see an idea that is good, we will adopt it. The Lagos-Kano project was awarded by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and we are flying with it.
“The Lagos-Calabar project was awarded by
former President Goodluck Jonathan and we
are also flying with it. What we are doing is
implementing those projects that have not been
implemented for so many years,†the minister said.
He further said Idu, the location of the rail, was
too far from the city centre, adding that the
contractor should make provisions for
temporary stations in the city.
Mr. Amaechi suggested that since the Abuja
light rail project was yet to commence, the
tracks could be used to pick passengers from
the city centre to Kaduna.
“The Abuja light rail is expected to start from
Abuja and de-board passengers at Idu from
where such passengers will move to Kaduna
but since the Abuja light rail is not ready, we
shall use their tracks to continue to pick
passengers from Abuja until they are ready and
then we will disengage the temporary facility.
“The role of the station is to convey
passengers to Idu, where they will be
transferred to the national rail line to proceed
to Kaduna,†he explained.
He said the only challenge with the project was the fencing aspect.
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