Amaechi: Completion of Rail Projects to Reduce Apapa Gridlock
*As groundbreaking of Transport University in Daura to hold in September
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, weekend said the completion of the rail projects in the country, particularly the Lagos-Ibadan railway construction will reduce the Apapa gridlock.
Amaechi who said this during the inspection of the rail project also added that the federal government expects that the contractors handling the key road construction projects will be fact so that the gridlock will be reduced.
He said that the federal government will build a factory at Kajola, Ogun state for the production of rail wagons and coaches.
He added that this will be followed by locomotives later.
According to him, this was to reduce importation of equipment from China.
He explained that the slow pace of work on the rail project was as a result of lack of funds.
Amaechi also disclosed that groundbreaking of a Transport University in Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s home town will hold in September.
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