Barrow Set to Construct Six New Roads in North Bank
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Housing Ministry rejects ‘misleading’ claims over Versailles–Parika Road Project
–says cost comparisons ignore scale of works THE Ministry of Housing has pushed back against an attempt by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed to brand the proposed Versailles to Parika Four-Lane Highway as “highway robbery,” arguing that comparisons drawing on the project’s roughly G$121 billion estimated cost against the G$13.3 billion Eccles to Great Diamond Highway […]
Gambian President Adama Barrow has launched a road construction and rehabilitation programme covering more than 360 kilometres in the North Bank region. The project is funded by the Gambian State under the Connect Gambia Infrastructure initiative, and is estimated at 9 billion Dalasis, or about 121 million dollars. According to the authorities, the programme must improve connections between several localities in Badibu and reduce the isolation o…
Barrow Fires Back At Opposition Over Roads Criticism – The Standard Newspaper
By Arret Jatta President Adama Barrow has hit back at opposition critics who have downplayed his government’s road projects, challenging them to show Gambians what they have done for the country. Barrow made these remarks on Saturday while laying the foundation stone for a 255km road project in the North Bank Region. Barrow dismissed the criticism levelled against his road building as baseless and accused his critics of being afraid of him. He s…
Barrow set to construct six new roads in North Bank
The Gambian President laid the foundation stones for the construction of Essau-Barra Backway Road Project, Fass Njaga Choi Road Project, Kerr Samba Kalla Road Project, Bakalarr, Road Project, Jurunku Road Project, and Kerr Omar Saine Road Project. These road projects are fully funded by the Barrow government and are expected to improve connectivity, boost trade, and enhance mobility across NBR. When completed, the roads will link farmers to mar…
US$161 million Soesdyke-Linden Road Project is “highway robbery” - Opposition Leader
(Kaieteur News) Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed criticised the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) administration, accusing President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo of systemic corruption, hyper-inflated infrastructure spending, and personal enrichment. Standing along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway yesterday, Mohamed detailed alleged procurement irregularities surrounding the road’s US $161M rehabilitation project. Focusing on the …
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