By Lamin Njie
The Government of The Gam bia, through the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, has finally accomplished the reconstruction of the new Brikama market amounting to 36.8 million Dalasis.
The new market which is fully funded by Government has 88 new stalls (each with its own cash–power meter), two sheds for women vendors, four fire hydrants, security offices, and other safety measures also provided.
The newly built area is paved in a way that facilitates drainage, to avoid water logging in the market.
The construction of a new market for the cosmopolitan city of Brikama was necessitated by a deadly fire out-break in 2020, that engulfed the old market, grazing down about 20 stalls and causing massive destruction at the market, rendering market dwellers, especially businessmen and women out of business for a while.
