Chinese company completes first phase of light rail project in SW Nigeria

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Chinese company completes first phase of light rail project in SW Nigeria

STORY: Chinese company completes first phase of light rail project in SW Nigeria DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Blue Line project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHANG ZHICHEN, Chairman of CCECC Nigeria Limited STORYLINE: Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos on Wednesday marked the completion of the first phase of a 27-km electric-powered light rail project. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) since 2010, the completed tracks of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line project span 13 km in the first phase and cover five stations. It is part of an ambitious transport master plan, which aims to meet the demands of the state as Nigeria's commercial and economic hub and one of the world's fastest-growing megacities. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos "We are making a remarkable history on a final infrastructur

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