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12 March, 2010 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS PRESS RELEASE In Southeastern Liberia-President Sirleaf dedicates Several Feeder Roads, as Public Works Minister visits Road Project in Bong County:
Monrovia, March 11, 2010……Public Works Minister Samuel Kofi Woods, II says priority will be given to the rehabilitation of farm to market road in the next budgetary period. He said feeder roads are very paramount to the improvement of socio-economic development in Liberia.
Speaking during a road inspection on the Forla-Forquelleh/Gwaingea road project in Bong County, Minister Woods said he was impressed to see the road once damaged rehabilitated which according to him will ease the transport difficulties on the people of that area. He challenged Forquelleh residents to get involve in the protection of the bridges and culverts along the road and also engage in side brushing thus bringing durability to the newly rehabilitated road.
Earlier on, the head of Forquelleh women, Ma Doemu Suah on behalf of her colleagues thanked the government of Liberia for the rehabilitation of the road. She said the rehabilitated road has led to drastic reduction in transportation cost. “We used to pay $200 Liberian dollars for transportation fees from here to Gbarnga but we are now paying $50 Liberian Dollars. So we thank the Government so much”, chairlady Suah disclosed.
Although the 14.3 km stretch of road is in its completion stage, the citizens appealed to Government for the project to be extended to the Liberia-Guinea border in order to facilitate trade and cross-border interaction between they and their Guinean counterparts.
In a related development, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has dedicated several feeder roads in the Southeastern region of Liberia particularly in Maryland and Grand Gedeh Counties.
In Maryland County, President Sirleaf drove on the newly rehabilitated Harper-Cavalla/Carblacan road which was in a deplorable state prior to its rehabilitation. The 17-miles road according to citizens of the area has helped reduced transportation difficulties previously experienced by them and expressed immense gratitude to the Government of Liberia.
Other roads being rehabilitated in the two southeastern counties include the 16-miles Bonike route in Maryland, as well as Geeplay and Jarzon Baywaydee roads in Grand Gedeh County. In the town of Geeplay, the President also inspected on-going work on a hand pump that the Ministry is constructing for the town’s residents and took time-off to chat with her people.
Citizens in the project areas expressed delight over the roads being rehabilitated and called on authorities of the Ministry to concentrate on other feeder roads in the region.
Signed by: ________________________________ Jesefu Morris Keita, Jr.-Director Communications & Documentation
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