The Lagos State commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola who made the disclosure at the weekend in a chat with newsmen said approving the right of way for the project had been a problem for years.
He said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led federal government in the last administration was foot-dragging in approving the right of way which belonged to the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC.
According to him, it took Lagos four and a half years to get approval for the project and another four years for discussion on the technicality of the project.
“It took us four and a half years to get approval for the project. It took us another four years to get them to discuss the technicality of the project with us. The right of way has been approved and we are in full discussion with the bidders,” he said.
On the Blue Line Light Rail project, the commissioner stated that the government would complete it by the end of 2016.
He said Lagos was the only state in the world to have embarked on such project without support from the federal government, adding that such projects normally take around seven years to complete.
The commissioner said it took Dubai, with all its resources seven years to complete its rail project and in some places, 22 years.
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