MD Sanyang started the tour last week Wednesday through the North Bank, and then to the Central and Upper River Regions and came down to the Lower River and West Coast Regions.
The NRA boss started his Friday visit at the Lower River Region Lot 3 Kabada Road project. The road is 102kms, and it is contracted to Long Jin Construction (a Chinese company), with Gamecs as the consultant.
This network of roads for Lot 3 will be implemented in three (3) phases, as follows: -
Phase 1 links: Kwinella – Wellingara – Tabanani – Madina – Nioro
Nioro – Sibito – Sare Suna – Kudong Fula Kunda
Share Sajo – Nemakuta
Njolfen – Toranka Bantang – Kolior
Phase 2 links: Njolfen – Madina – Sare Samba – Daru Salam – Kohel – Konkol Kunda – Munkutalla
Phase 3 links: Missira – Sare Musa – Sunbundu – Senoba Jonki
Foroya Fula -Amgalei – Sara Seidy – Buiba – Buiba Mandika
Sasita Medina Alla – Japineh.
Phase 1 is currently under construction, while Phases 2 and 3 are yet to commence. The overall progress is at 18%.
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.
The project has achieved 78% of progress in Phase 1, and 58% of the work in Phase 2.
Lot 4 Foni Road Project
The Foni Lot 4 road is 22.53km, and it is divided into four loops: Kalagi – Kamangka – Bondali is 10.2km; Jorem Nema Kunda – Jorem Bunda Kunda is 1.45km; Sangajorr - Dasilami is 5.78km and Kanfenda – Tintinbaa is 5.1km respectively.
The project is contracted to SOMAGEC, and the consultant is Gamecs. Construction works have started on the Kalagi – Kamangka – Bondali loop, and Jorem Nema Kunda – Jorem Bunda Kunda loop. The rest of the roads have not started yet. The overall progress is approximately 11%.
During his tour, MD Sanyang emphasised the need to get ready for the rainy season by ensuring that the roads built do not contribute to, or cause adjacent properties to flood.
Contractors were advised to engage with village communities to identify flood risk areas along the road and implement the necessary measures to mitigate flooding from surface water which run-off from the road.
“I am overall satisfied with the level of progress, and I urge the project teams to double their efforts after the rainy season to ensure delivery of the projects on time,” said the NRA MD.
The NRA boss Mr Sanyang also took the opportunity during his tour to visit some of the community flood relief initiatives in URR.
NRA collaborates with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) to provide flood intervention measures to alleviate flooding, as well as facilitate travel during the rainy season.
