The Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, Hon. Ebrima Sillah, said the ongoing construction of Lot 3 Kiang Kabada road is a very important project to the people of LRR, noting that this is the first time, since independence that the people of Kiang now have a proper road which includes streetlights.

According to the honorable minister, all these roads are going to be a modern Infrastructure with the aims of easing communication and transportation in Kiang East and LRR in general.

For his part, the Deputy Managing Director of the National Roads Authority NRA), Mr Sulayman Sumareh Janneh expressed delight at the level of progress in the ongoing Lot 3 road project in Kiang Kabada

According to him, this project, when completed, will ease transportation to communities within and outside of Kabada.

The 102km road project is contracted to Long Jin Construction (a Chinese company), and GAMECS, a Gambian company, are the Consultants.

This project constitutes part of the Kabada Loop transport link to the Trans-Gambia Highway and it is fully funded by the Government of The Gambia.

The project consists of the construction of twelve (12) roads approximately 102 km in total length.

Section 1 links Kwinella – Wellingara – Tabanani – Madina – Nioro – Sare Sajo – Njolfe Alignment (18.880km)

Section 2 links Njolfen – Toranka Bantang – Kolior Sulah (5.728km)

Section 3 connects Gambia Border-Sare Sajo- Jatta Kunda- Nemakuta (8.545km)

Section 4 starts from Nioro – Sibito – Sare Suna – Kudong Fula Kunda (7.336km)

Section 5 links the Sibito-Gambia Border (3.8km)

Section 6 connects Njolfen – Madina – Sare Samba – Daru Salam (9.882km)

Section 7 starts from the Sare Sajo-Sibito-Trans Gambia Highway (11.010km)

Section 8 links Sare Sajo-Sare Ndalla-Toranka Bantang-Sare Pateh-Yoro Jula (6.296km).

Section 9 links the Daru Salam-Sare Musa-Trans Gambia Highway (10.123km)

Section 10 connects Medina-Kaif (5.221km)

Section 11 links Kaiaf-Munkutalla-Medina (5.711km).

Section 12 starts from Daru Salam-Kohel-Fonkoi Kunda-Jarra Soma-SBTR-Trans Gambia (9.570km)

The contractor is currently working on all twelve roads, and all roads are at base level following the completion of the earthworks. The current overall progress is at 49.5%.