Project: Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Railway Modernization Project
Client: TEAM Nigeria Limited/ Federal Ministry of Transportation
The Project:
The Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway (SGR) line is the second phase of the Lagos-Kano railway modernization contract. The EPC contract was awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) with Technics Engineering, Architecture and Marketing (TEAM) as consultants for a duration of 4 years but subsequently revised.
The Lagos-Ibadan SGR is 156 km in length; double track with design speed of 150km/h with upgrade capability of 200km/h
Our role:
To provide project assurance (technical and strategic) advisory with respect obstructions on the first 35km (from EBJ Lagos) of the proposed right of way (ROW) for the railway project. These comprise buried services and other equipment within the ROW as well as illegal structures.
To identify potential obstructions, review their impacts on costs and programme and advice on possible steps to mitigate impacts.