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Liberia: Public Works Minister challenges Contractors to build quality roads
Nov 16, 2009
by Michael Kpayili / Staff Writer
In a bid to ensure the speedy and accurate outcome of current road rehabilitation around major streets in Monrovia, Public Works Minister Attorney Samuel Kofi Woods II and Senior Engineers of the Ministry of Public Works visited key areas around the city.
Areas visited during Minister Woods’ tour were the junction of Broad and Newport streets where road rehabilitation is currently ongoing; the old Executive Pavilion; the unfinished National Housing and Saving Bank; True Whig Party and buildings behind the Executive Mansion. The visit also extended to the current installation of two 24 inch diameter reinforce concrete culverts on Redemption Road behind the BTC military barracks, 12th Street Sinkor as well as the GSA road.
Commenting on the level of work done by the Chinese Company CICO on the road rehabilitation around Monrovia City center, Minister Woods expressed satisfaction so far, but urged CICO to ensure the completion of the work before the end of the present dry season. He said although continuous rain in Monrovia created some delay in the initial commencement of the work, work has now started at an aggressive pace. He reminded the contractors to look at some of the sidewalks near the roads which are in a deplorable state. “In order to boast of quality road, the sidewalks must be fixed to correspond with the standard of the new road”, Minister Woods maintained.
He challenged Liberians to take possession of their environment and protect the integrity of their infrastructures. He said dumping of garbage and digging of sand diminish the life span of bridges and obstruct the free flow of water. He called on Liberians to stop the abuse of their infrastructures, something which weakens national development. He recommended traffic alerts as means of controlling traffic during the rehabilitation work.
At the old Executive Pavilion, Minister Woods revealed the allotment of USmillion in the annual budget for the rehabilitation of two public buildings to include the old Executive Pavilion and the unfinished National Housing and Saving Bank on Ashmun Street. He disclosed that other public buildings will be cleaned for future rehabilitation.
Ordinary citizens residing within Sinkor community have lauded the Administration of the Ministry of Public Works for their timely intervention in reconnecting the road between 12th and 14th Streets which have been blocked for a protracted time.
Minister Woods finally challenged engineers and technicians in the field to speed up and ensure the completion of the two drainages at the Sinkor and the GSA road communities.
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Michael Kpayili is a staff writer for TheLiberianTimes.com. Kpayili has written articles which have appeared on TheLiberianTimes.com since late 2005, and his hard hitting investigative journalism has earned the respect of the Liberian press community.
Michael Kpayili may be contacted at mkpayili@theliberiantimes.com.
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