Inhabitants of Kiang appreciate government for providing access to them
The people of Kiang West have expressed appreciation to the government of the Gambia under the leadership of President Adama Barrow for providing them with a road project to ease their travels through the Kiang West Road Project.
Ebrima Gibba, the Imam of Kiang Madina, thanked the government through the NRA for providing them with such a road infrastructure, especially in Madina.
He said they cannot measure how happy they are with such a project in Kiang, as they never thought of having a development in their lifetime.
According to him, this is a massive development for them
Lamin Fadera, an inhabitant of Kiang Madina, expressed happiness for the massive infrastructural development to them, while also pleading with the Ministry to expand the road network to their neighbouring communities
For his part, the Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, expressed delight at the level of progress on the Kiang West road project while appreciating the contractor for his tremendous work.
According to him, the aim of government is to provide access to its people, especially to the people of Kiang
He also thanked the people of Kiang for their support and patience with the Adama Barrow-led government.
The Kiang West Road Project
This project, which is divided into two (2) phases, is 87km.
Phase 1 is from Kiang Sankandi to Karantaba – 39km, while Phase 2, which starts from Kiang Keneba to Kiang Kemoto is 48km.
Phase 2 comprises several roads connecting to Phase 1.
The Consultant for the project is CityScape Associates, while the Contractor is Gai Construction.
In Phase 1
The Contractor is currently painting after entirely completing the sealing. They finished painting the centre lane up to Karantaba.
Left and right road edges have been marked on both sides and painting on the RHS has started from Karantaba end.
In Phase 2
The contractor is currently working on both the earthworks and sealing. They are left with less than 5km of the earthworks and have sealed about 18km out of 48km.
The challenge faced by the contractor is the low supply of bitumen and basalts. But they are working on regulating it.
The project has overall achieved 92% of work progress in Phase 1, while 76% of the work progressed in Phase 2.