The Ministry of Public Works(MPW) has assured Liberians that major rehabilitation of roads across the country will be implemented this dry season(summer).
According to Acting Minister of MPW, Ruth Coker-Collins, all preparations and measures have been put in place to commerce rehabilitation and pavements of roads across the nation.
Minister Collins made the disclosure over the weekend when the Emerging Journalists Association of Liberia(EJAL) honored her with “exemplary leadership” at the Ministry in improving road connectivity in the country.
She stated that road connectivity is require across the 15 counties to ensure smooth access of goods and services from one to another.
The Public Works Ministry added the ministry is hoping that every county has good roads condition, but the budgetary allotment is not enough to effectively execute road connectivity in all 15 counties.
Minister Collins stressed that despite the budgetary constrain confronting the Ministry, roads rehabilitation are ongoing in various counties to improve accessibility to roads.
“Good road condition is critical toward the transformation of the socio and economic development of nation building and President George Manneh Weah makes road connectivity one of the major priorities of the government”, she stressed.
She asserted that roads have significant roles to play to improve the living standard of the people on daily basic which have been taken for granted over the years, but government is concerned to improve the development of roads in the country.
Minister Collins said her team at the Ministry expressed thank and appreciation to President Weah for given them the opportunity to serve their country in such positions to help transform the developmental drive of Liberia.
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