– says Enhancing Pliable Roads is crucial for Liberia’s Road Development and Transport Agenda
IPNEWS: Liberia’s Minister of Public Works, Roland Layfette Giddings has asserted that the President’s “100-Day Deliverables Project” is well course on.
Addressing the MICAT REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Information Ministry, Minister Giddings said periodic road maintenance works are taking place on various road corridors as promised by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.
According to him, the availability of funding (ONE TWELVE) has expedited the mobilization of Contractors along different corridors.
He named Salayea to Voinjama to Mendicorma, Tappitta to Zwedru, Zwedru to Putuken and Brewerville to Bopolu as corridors where works are currently taking place.
Others include Buchanan to Saturday Town, Cestos to ITI, Nyenfueh Town to Greenville, Pleebo to Barclayville, amongst others.
At the same time, the Public Works Official provided updates on various primary roads construction as follows:
☆ Completion of the 37km Ganta to Sanniquellie Road, with Dedication slated for July this year.
☆ Negotiations are ongoing with Arcellor Mittal for pavement of the 30km Sanniquellie to Yekepa Road
☆ 39km Ganta – Saclepea Road which is the Southeastern Corridor Road Asset Management Project (SECRAMP) 1 has an asphalt pavement rating of approximately 40km, but is momentarily stopped due to cash flow issue. The Project is funded by the Government of Liberia
☆ The Southeastern Corridor Road Asset Management Project (SECRAMP) 2, Saclepea to Tappitta is a 61km stretch of road funded by the World Bank, and has a completion rating of 25%. It is expected to be completed by 2025.
☆ Funding has been secured for the 100km Tappitta to Zwedru Road Project under the Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP). The Project seeks to connect farms to markets.
☆ RIA Road Dual Carriageway Reconstruction is ongoing. Acceleration in work levels is satisfactory, as anomalies have been corrected. Completion rating is approximately 32%.
☆ Sanniquellie to Louquatuo Road Project is funded by the African Development Bank and the European Union. The completion level is 77%, 37km pavement, and it is expected to be dedicated by 2025.
Meanwhile, Minister Giddings has intimated that the Coastal Highway is becoming a reality.
He maintained that with the availability of the first trunk of funding, construction works along the Coastal Highway are expected to commence soon, beginning from Barclayville to Sasstown.
In other development, the Public Works Minister has warned against what he calls “illegal possession” of vehicles belonging to the Ministry by former officials of the institution, stressing that some of these vehicles were not acquire properly.
