By Lamin Njie
The Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah has revealed that in the next five years, the government of The Gambia will construct 1,200km of tar roads.
Hon. Ebrima Sillah made this revelation while accompanying the President on the ‘Meet the people’ tour in Badibou Gunjur, North Bank Region .
He further stated that construction works for the Njaba-Kunda-Salikenne Road project have started and the work is progressing.
Minister Sillah also assured the people of Badibou that the road linking Kerr Ardo to Minteh Kunda will be put up by March 2023.
He also used the opportunity to call on Gambian youths to take up employment opportunities in the construction sector.
So far, the Nuimi Hakalang road project and the newly constructed governor’s offices and residences built by the government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure were also visited by the touring party; likewise, the new Bambali-Sarakunda-Njeyen Sanjal road project, to the delight of the President.
Furthermore, the President and delegation also visited the Senegambia Bridge where some road works are ongoing. The Farafenni market waterway project and the Kaur-Njimbala road project were also visited and work is progressing.
Many communities in the hinterland of The Gambia have called on the government to help them construct roads for them as most of their roads are in very bad shape, making traveling a nightmare for them.
