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Liberia: Woods visits five Counties; motivates field workers
Nov 23, 2009
by Michael Kpayili / Staff Writer
In extension of his tour to inspect the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) projects around the country, Public Works Minister, Atty. Samuel Kofi Woods, II on Saturday, November 21, 2009 visited five Counties where rehabilitation of roads and bridges are ongoing.
Minister Woods and his team visited Montserrado, Margibi, Bong, Grand Bassa, and Grand Cape Counties.
In Montserrado County, Minister Woods inspected the completion of a Bailey bridge connecting Careysburg to Bensonville where he expressed total satisfaction for the level of work done. He said the new bridge in the area is intended to improve the safety of motorists with the aim of lessening transportation difficulties for inhabitants of the area. He thanked the Pakistani contingent of UNMIL for cooperating with MPW Engineers, something he termed as magnificent.
In Margibi and Bong Counties, Minister Woods’ tour extended to Nyanforla Town where the launching of a Bailey bridge is currently taking place. Nyanforla Town Bridge links Margibi County to Bong County. He made particular emphasis on the acceleration of the Bailey bridge due to its vital importance. He said the Bailey bridge is expected to be completed in three days which guarantees free flow of traffic while the construction of a bridge at the bypass gets underway. He said other bridges around the country have been earmarked for construction or improvement but called on community dwellers to take ownership of these bridges in their respective communities. “I am happy over the level of work but also interested to make sure that the work is completed on time”, Minister Woods maintained. The original bridge at Nyanforla Town was obliterated as a result of the civil war in Liberia.
In Grand Bassa County, Minister Woods proceeded to the Cotton Tree to Bokay Town road where CHICO is currently rehabilitating the road and bridges in the area.
Explaining the progress report to Minister Woods and team, BCEOM, the Consultant and Monitoring Engineer, said the geometric design is complete for the full road length but admitted that pavement and bridge design are expected shortly from their project manager. He said the delay in the progress of the work is due to unusual rainfall for the months of October and November 2009.
The Consultant further revealed that Contractor (CHICO) has completed the clearing and grubbing for the full road length while the construction of temporary earth drains is underway. He also disclosed that the construction of two new pipe culverts between Km 9+800 and 14+940 has commenced while several rock outcrops within the proposed road prism have been identified.
Responding to progress made by CHICO, Minister Woods expressed satisfaction per work output but urged contractors to mobilize sufficient manpower and relevant skills that will enhance the acceleration of the work. At Bokay Town, Minister Woods and team visited two important sites of CHICO: the Rock crusher zone and the area where road rehabilitation work is currently ongoing.
In Grand Cape Mount County, Minister Woods and team proceeded to motivate and add booster first to the ongoing construction of the Sinje Bailey Bridge and the rehabilitation of the Polytechnic buildings. He expressed satisfaction but encouraged the workers to remain determined and focused on discharging their respective duties. He later walked from Sinje Bridge to the Polytechnic to greet the workers and inspect the ongoing rehabilitation of damaged Polytechnic buildings.
While in Grand cape Mount, Minister Woods drove to the newly rehabilitated Madina-Robertsport road funded by USAID. He disclosed that a new technology called “Otta Seal” is expected to be demonstrated on 1km at the Robertsport end of the road.
Earlier on November 13, Minister Woods toured major streets and inspected several projects including the ongoing road rehabilitation, public buildings and drainages across Monrovia.
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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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