Blue Line construction progress report

Construction of the first phase of the 27-kilometre Blue Line Light Rail Transit is progressing rapidly. The first phase will cover a distance of seven kilometer between the National Arts Theatre and Mile Two. As the work progress, the contractor is set to start laying the tracks on the elevated section with the arrival of machines for track laying. Below are some of the pictures which show different aspects of the rail project.

Artisans sawing wood.	This artisan is welding a casing for a piling work.	The rail project entails a lot of steel works. One of the artisans is seen here bending some steel.
Artist impression of a rail concourse.	One of the rail concourses under construction.	On top of Alaba station showing the rail alignment towards Iganmu rail station.
Piers for the elevated section.	Piers for the elevated section of the rail project showing the National Arts theatre in the background.	Some of the equipment for the casting of structures for the rail project.
The project requires a lot of steel welding.	Another welder.	Track laying machine.
Track laying machine.	Underneath one of the concourses under construction.

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