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SLRA Ag. Director Assures Good Road Network soon

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25/04/2008
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In the words of  the minister  of  Information  and Communications,  I B Kargbo at the usual press briefing at his Ministry conference room last week, “infrastructural  development  of any  country is  determined by the  roads  network  which  can  influence national development.”
And the acting Director  General  of  the Sierra Leone Roads Authority, Munda  Rogers, confirmed  that  ahead   of  the  rains  the Sierra Leone  Roads  Authority  (SLRA) has embarked on  proactive maintenance  and construction  of  roads network  throughout the  country.
He  categorically explained that with the limited funds available a lot of maintenance  works  were ongoing  on at Signal Hill, Lumley to  Malamah, Ferry Terminal to Airport via Port Loko  and roads at Kissy and its immediate environs.
“Works are  ongoing  on the Kenema  and  Kailahun  highway, Makeni-Kono highway, the Bo-Freetown  highway, the Masiaka-Pamlap  highway  and  Banjuma to Mano River bridge  roads,  “ said Mr Rogers.
With regard the controversial roads fund, he said it was not meant for maintenance but one that was used to  pay  salaries  and to undertake other administrative  programmes.
He said with the economic trend of things in the country, most of the roads fund  was now used for  roads  maintenance.
Mr Rogers said they  were aware  of the traffic  jam in the city but attributed  it  to the  attitudes  of  some reckless  poda-poda  and taxi drivers “who are in the  habit  of  stopping  right  at the  middle  of  major streets in  Freetown  to either  drop or take  passenger  without taking  cognizance of other  potential  roads users”.
He also attributed the unnecessary traffic jam in Freetown to those street traders who have abandoned the main market structures for street trading.
He  maintained that  the problem traffic jam  would  be over with  the construction of the hillside  road and  rehabilitation  of  other  by-pass roads in the  city.
He explained that the change in management at the SLRA was being complimented  in the level  of performance,  adding  that they might not score 100% but they  were striving  very  hard  to attain 70% on the whole  national infrastructural  development  programme. On  issue  regarding  the termination  of  contract  on the  Masiaka Pamlap  road, Mr Rogers disclosed that there was a lot of irregularities  and underperformance  by the  contractor, and that the Authority  was left  with  no alternative  but re-tender the  contract  for  potential  bidders to bid.

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