MONROVIA, LIBERIA: Liberia’s Infrastructure Minister Roland Layfette Giddings (the Minister of Public Works) has asserted that the President’s “100-Day Deliverables Project” is a good course.
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, and 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 the 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 issues. 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. The completion rating is approximately 32%.
☆ The Sanniquellie to Louquatuo Road Project is funded by the African Development Bank and the European Union. The completion level is 77%, with 37km of 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 developments, the Public Works Minister has warned against what he calls “illegal possession” of vehicles belonging to the Ministry by former officials of the institution.
“Some of these vehicles were not acquired properly”, Minister Giddings intoned.
