As part of his “Meet with the People’s Tour,” the Gambian leader, President Adama Barrow, on Saturday, 29th November 2025. visited the ongoing Lamin – Babylon – Makumbaya 6km road project in the West Coast Region (WCR).

This road is part of the ongoing government-funded Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Lot 5 roads project in the Greater Banjul Area.

The Lot 5 EPC road project, which is a fully funded government project, is 27.8km long and divided into seven sections in the Greater Banjul Area.

Section 1: Farato Bojang Kunda – Bafuloto (4km);

Section 2: Wellingara Kunkujang Keitaya (4.2km};

Section 3: Wellingara – Abuko Abattoire (4km);

Section 4: Lamin – Babylon – Makumbaya (6km); and

Section 5: Tabokoto Abuko – Banjulinding (3.7km).

Addendum 1: Makumbaya (2.7km)

Addendum 2: Old Yundum (3.2km)

The contractor is now working on the base course, surfacing and drainage works in section 4 of the Lamin- Babylon-Makumbaya road. The current work progress for section 4 is 81%.

Meanwhile, the following other road sections have also made progress.

Section 2, 58%

Section 3, 48%

Section 5, 72%

Addendum 1, 96%

Addendum 2, 49%.

The overall progress for the Lot 5 EPC road project is 71. 2%.

The 27.8km project is contracted to Bologel Limited, a Gambian construction company, while the National Roads Authority (NRA) is overseeing the supervision of the works.

The project is asphalt roads with a two-lane carriageway, paved shoulders, sidewalks, parking spaces, streetlights and drainage facilities.