The
minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Amadou Sanneh, has revealed that the
government of The Gambia has secured a three-year project of $86.6 million for
the reconstruction of the Laminkoto-Passamass road.
Minister
Sanneh made this statement as he delivered the 2018 budget before deputies at
the National Assembly in Banjul. He said the ministry plans to construct 400km
of rural roads selected from all regions of the country and intends to build
and rehabilitate over 500km high-class roads in the urban areas. This will
include the Greater Banjul Belt Road and the Abuko By Pass Road among others.
Sanneh
told deputies that the ministry has recently developed and validated the
National Transport Policy and the National Building and Facilities Policy. With
respect to its projects, he said, the ministry is supervising the construction
of an ultra-modern international conference ccenter supported by People’s
Republic of China at the tune of $50 million to be completed within two years.
Other
infrastructural development initiatives to be taken are: The Basse-Fatoto-Koina
Highway, the Basse-Wulli Bridge and the Fatoto-Passamass Bridge.
With
regard to maritime operations policies, Minister Sanneh pointed out that two
new legislations were introduced at the National Assembly for ratification.
These, he said include the Maritime Labour Conventions (MLC 2006) and the
International Convention on the Standards of Training Certification and Watch
keeping (STCW-F).