Liberia: Govt Presents U.S.$1.3m Jor River Bridge Plan - CMC Backs Off, Accuses Public Works of Inflating Costs

Liberia: Govt Presents U.S.$1.3m Jor River Bridge Plan - CMC Backs Off, Accuses Public Works of Inflating Costs

The government on Tuesday revealed a US$1.3 million engineering plan for the long-awaited Jor River Bridge in Bong County, sparking immediate political backlash and causing the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) to abandon its own bridge project, accusing Public Works Minister Roland Lafayette Giddings of inflating costs and disrupting a community-led development effort.