THE STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS
Delivered by Hon. Roland Layfette Giddings, Minister of Public Works
Ministry of Information Regular Press Briefing · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Honorable Minister of Information, members of the Fourth Estate, colleagues of the Ministry of Public Works, fellow Liberians, ladies and gentlemen:
Good afternoon. I thank the Ministry of Information for this platform to account to the Liberian people on the state of the infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Ministry of Public Works. Roads and bridges are the arteries of our economy: they carry our farmers’ produce to market, our children to school, our sick to the hospital, and our investors to the counties. The people have a right to know what is being built, where, by whom, and when it will be finished.
My briefing this afternoon is in eight parts: (1) the reforms we have adopted in how the Ministry does business; (2) the five new regulations we have issued; (3) what we have achieved from January 2024 to August 2026; (4) where we are headed against the Government’s AAID 2029 targets; (5) the status of our ongoing projects; (6) a detailed breakdown of the County City Streets pavement programme; (7) the status of the Coastal Corridor and the Liberia Legacy Economic Corridor; and (8) who is delivering these works, with emphasis on Liberian-owned companies.
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS
Lynch Street, Monrovia
PRESS BRIEFING STATEMENT
THE STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS
Delivered by Hon. Roland Layfette Giddings, Minister of Public Works
Ministry of Information Regular Press Briefing · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Honorable Minister of Information, members of the Fourth Estate, colleagues of the Ministry of Public Works, fellow Liberians, ladies and gentlemen:
Good afternoon. I thank the Ministry of Information for this platform to account to the Liberian people on the state of the infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Ministry of Public Works. Roads and bridges are the arteries of our economy: they carry our farmers’ produce to market, our children to school, our sick to the hospital, and our investors to the counties. The people have a right to know what is being built, where, by whom, and when it will be finished.
My briefing this afternoon is in eight parts: (1) the reforms we have adopted in how the Ministry does business; (2) the five new regulations we have issued; (3) what we have achieved from January 2024 to August 2026; (4) where we are headed against the Government’s AAID 2029 targets; (5) the status of our ongoing projects; (6) a detailed breakdown of the County City Streets pavement programme; (7) the status of the Coastal Corridor and the Liberia Legacy Economic Corridor; and (8) who is delivering these works, with emphasis on Liberian-owned companies.
- REFORMS ADOPTED: HOW THE MINISTRY NOW DOES BUSINESS
Before speaking about roads, I want to speak about process, because good roads begin with a well-run Ministry. Contractors and suppliers have long complained about the length of time it takes to process requests and payments at Public Works. We listened, and we have adopted two complementary reforms.
1.1 Standard Operating Procedures for Internal Transactional Processes
Objective: to replace the old ad-hoc and multi-layered routing of documents with a streamlined, documented workflow that reduces turnaround time for service delivery while preserving financial controls and oversight. The SOP was formally adopted at the Ministers’ Meeting of July 17, 2026.
It covers seven core processes, from small purchases to contractor progress payments. Across these seven processes, approval steps have been reduced from 88 to 57 – a reduction of 31 steps, or 35%.
1.2 Contract Management SOP Framework
Objective: to ensure that every MPW contract is technically accurate, legally sound, procurement-compliant, properly secured, actively monitored, and modified only through documented and authorized procedures. It is one Ministry-wide control framework covering the full life of a contract – from tender to close-out – for works, goods, consulting services and other contract forms, irrespective of the funding source. In practical terms, it:
- protects the approved scope, bill of quantities, drawings and specifications from unauthorized change, so that the contract signed matches what was tendered and bid;
- defines clear decision rights and segregation of duties, so that no single office controls procurement, legal drafting, technical certification and payment;
- requires every contract to be entered in a central MPW Contract Register, and every bank guarantee to be verified directly with the issuing bank – no advance payment is released against an unverified guarantee;
- introduces early-warning alerts at 90, 60, 30 and 14 days before a guarantee expires, and at 120, 90, 60 and 30 days before a contract expires, so that deadlines are acted on before they arrive;
- prohibits any change in work before technical, cost, funding, procurement and legal review is complete, and ties payment to verified performance, not to the calendar; and
- standardizes the process with fifteen control forms (CM-01 to CM-15) and evaluates contractor performance at close-out to inform future procurement.
Together, these reforms mean faster service for those who do business with the Ministry, and stronger protection of public money for the Liberian people. We presented both reforms to contractors and consultants at the second edition of our Efficient Service Delivery Introspective Dialogue (ESDID) on October 21, 2026.
- THE FIVE REGULATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS
Under the authority of the Executive Law, the Ministry has issued five regulations to bring order, local participation, safety and accountability to the construction sector. In summary:
| Regulation | Title | What It Covers |
| 001/MPW/26 | Exclusive Award of Laterite and Concrete Construction Road Contracts to Liberian-Owned Companies | Reserves all laterite and concrete road construction contracts, irrespective of funding source, for Liberian-owned companies (at least 51% Liberian equity and 51% Liberian management and operational control). Bars foreign participation and unapproved subcontracting to foreign firms; requires verification of ownership; provides for capacity building, packaging of works into smaller lots |
| 002/MPW/26 | Contractors’ Classification and Certification System (CCCS) | Establishes the CCCS Division at MPW to classify, register and certify contractors and consultancy firms by technical, financial, experience and legal-compliance criteria |
| 003/MPW/26 | Right-of-Way Measurements for Roads in Liberia | Sets uniform right-of-way widths: Primary Roads –23 meters; Secondary Roads – 15 to 30 meters; Neighborhood Roads – 8 to 15 meters; and Rural Roads – 10 to 20 meters. Provides for survey and demarcation, land acquisition with fair compensation, prohibition of encroachment, utility corridors, a variance and appeal process, and fines for encroachment, damage to markers and alteration of sidewalks, all subject to due process. |
| 004/MPW/26 | Management and Remediation of Abandoned Buildings and Properties | Defines an abandoned building as one unoccupied, unsecured or in significant disrepair for over twelve (12) consecutive months. Upon a Notice of Abandonment, the owner has thirty (30) days to submit a Remediation Plan; non-compliance attracts a monthly fine of US$500, and after six (6) months, the Ministry, with the Ministry of Justice, may proceed to demolition or compulsory acquisition with fair compensation, subject to due process and judicial review. |
| 005/MPW/26 | Application Requirements for Private Citizens and Organizations Financing and Implementing Public Projects | Sets the requirements for any private citizen or organization wishing to finance and build a public project: prior approval of the end-user ministry or agency (e.g. Health for clinics, Education for schools), ESOL-licensed engineers and LIA/ARB-registered architects, demonstrated organizational and financial capacity, a notarized Affidavit of Legally Acquired Funds, tax and legal compliance, independent expert review, performance bonds, regular reporting and public disclosure. |
Each of these regulations protects the due-process rights of affected persons and provides for public awareness and the dissemination of its provisions. I call on the public, property owners, utility companies and contractors to familiarize themselves with them.
- ACHIEVEMENTS: JANUARY 2024 TO AUGUST 2026
Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to report that from January 2024 to August 2026, an additional 150km of primary roads and 14km of urban and community roads have been paved and added to Liberia’s national paved road network.
These are not promises; they are kilometers of asphalt and concrete that Liberians are driving on today – including the Saclepea–Tappita corridor in Nimba, now paved end to end; the Sanniquellie–Logatuo and Ganta–Saclepea roads, each within 2.5km of full pavement; the Kelipo–Fish Town and Fish Town–Karloken corridors in River Gee, now carrying binder course across their full length; and city and community roads in Monrovia and its environs, Kakata and Foya.
- PROJECTION AGAINST THE AAID 2029 TARGETS
The ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) set the Ministry a target of paving 485km of primary roads and 125km of urban and community roads by 2029. Based on the works now under way and those commencing this dry season, the Ministry projects that it will exceed both targets – reaching over 700km of primary roads against the 485km target, and more than 150km of urban and community roads against the 125km target.
| Category | Paved as at Aug. 2026 | 2027 Pavement Target | AAID 2029 Target | MPW 2029 Projection |
| Primary Roads | 150km | 100km | 485km | 700km+ |
| Urban & Community Roads | 14km | 91km | 125km | 150km+ |
The urban and community road projection includes about 38km of new pavement on county city streets and other projects commencing this dry season, for completion in FY2027. The primary road projection of over 700km excludes the 60.6km Coastal Corridor and the 238km Liberia Legacy Economic Corridor, whose actual works are expected to commence by 2029 – meaning the final figure will be higher still.
- STATUS OF ONGOING PROJECTS
The Ministry is executing a nationwide programme of primary roads, city streets, bridges and maintenance. Twenty-two primary corridors totaling about 1,191.6km are at various stages: 15 corridors (about 663.5km,) with works ongoing; 5 corridors (about 229.5km) in procurement or detailed design for civil works in 2027; and 2 major corridors (about 298.6km) awaiting AfDB and World Bank Board approval.
5.1 Primary Roads – Ongoing Works
| No. | Project | County | Length | Contractor | Current Status |
| 1 | Sanniquellie – Logatuo | Nimba | 47.1km | China Railway#7 | 43km paved; full completion April 2027. |
| 2 | Ganta – Saclepea (SECRAMP I) | Nimba | 39km | CICO | 36.5km paved; remaining 2.5km to be paved; full completion April 2027. |
| 3 | Saclepea – Tappita (SECRAMP II) | Nimba | 61km | China Railway#7 | Entire corridor paved; full completion this dry season (Nov.–Dec. 2026). |
| 4 | Tappita – Toe’s Town (RETRAP I) | Nimba & Grand Gedeh | 40km | CICO | Preliminary works commenced; civil works commence November 2026. |
| 5 | Toe’s Town – Zwedru (RETRAP II) | Grand Gedeh | 75km | ICC Offshore SAL & CET Co. S.A.L. – JV | Detailed design of full 75km underway; full mobilization and civil works December 2026. |
| 6 | John Davis Town – Putuken – Kelipo | Grand Gedeh & River Gee | 61.5km | China Railway#7 | Preliminary works commenced; civil works commence November 2026. |
| 7 | Kelipo – Fish Town | River Gee | 20km | CHICO | Binder course completed; wearing course and full completion this dry season. |
| 8 | Fish Town – Karloken | River Gee | 80km | CHICO | Binder course completed; final wearing course begins this dry season. |
| 9 | Barclayville – Sass Town | Grand Kru | 50km | Ashoka Buildcon Limited | Design and mobilization ongoing; groundbreaking and civil works December 2026. |
| 10 | St. Paul Bridge – Klay (PAVIFORT) | Montserrado & Bomi | 38km | Pavifort | Works commenced; 30km to be paved by December 2027. |
| 11 | Voinjama – Mendikorma (PAVIFORT) | Lofa | 86km | Pavifort | Clearing and grubbing commenced; 35km to be paved by December 2027. |
| 12 | Robertsport – Madina | Grand Cape Mount | 12.5km | SSF Entrepreneur | 36% progress; about 4km paved; 10km by January 2027; full 12.5km by dry season 2027. |
| 13 | RIA Road Project | Montserrado & Margibi | 45km | East International | Paving to Marshall/Boys’ Town Junction by December 2026; Junk River Bridge works commenced. |
| 14 | Freeport – St. Paul Bridge | Montserrado | 6.5km | MDMC Express | 3.26km paved; full completion December 2027. |
| 15 | Gabriel Tucker Bridge – Freeport (Via Town Road) | Montserrado | 1.9km | Dai Nippon Construction | Median removal and temporary pavement done; drainage ongoing; pavement 2027. |
Dry-season priorities (November–December 2026): full completion of Saclepea–Tappita (61km) and Kelipo–Fish Town (20km); start of the final wearing course on Fish Town–Karloken (80km); and commencement of actual civil works on Tappita–Toe’s Town, Toe’s Town–Zwedru, John Davis Town–Putuken–Kelipo and Barclayville–Sass Town – about 226.5km combined.
5.2 Primary Roads – New Works to Commence in 2027
| No. | Project | County | Length | Contractor | Current Status |
| 1 | Salayea – Konia | Lofa | 50km | TBD | Procurement ongoing; works expected Q1 2027. |
| 2 | Zwedru – John Davis Town | Grand Gedeh & River Gee | 48.5km | TBD | Procurement ongoing; works expected Q1 2027. |
| 3 | Klay – Bo Waterside (PAVIFORT) | Bomi & Grand Cape Mount | 79km | Pavifort | Detailed design by December 2026; civil works 2027. |
| 4 | Klay – Tubmanburg (PAVIFORT) | Bomi | 22km | Pavifort | Detailed design by December 2026; civil works 2027. |
| 5 | Madina – Robertsport (PAVIFORT) | Grand Cape Mount | 30km | Pavifort | Detailed design by December 2026; civil works 2027. |
5.3 Bridge Works
Fourteen bridge and box-culvert projects are under way across the country. In addition, eight new contracts commence this November, covering substructures for 15 bridges in Grand Bassa, Lofa, Nimba and Bong.
| No. | Project | County | Contractor | Progress / Status |
| 1 | Overpass Bridges – Ministerial Complex & SKD Boulevard | Montserrado | China Roads & Bridge Corp. | 45%; on course for completion September 2027 |
| 2 | Dakorta to Kolleh Bridge | Gbarpolu | Arrow Group | 94%; bailey bridge fully launched |
| 3 | Grand Bassa Community College Bridge | Grand Bassa | Jupiter Construction | Bailey bridge launch mid-November 2026 |
| 4 | Vahun Box Culvert | Lofa | Afro Construction | 79% |
| 5 | Nyedah Box Culvert | Lofa | Steve International | 80% |
| 6 | Sinoe Port Bridge | Sinoe | PATCO Engineering | 53% |
| 7 | Kpayekwelleh River Bridge | Bong & Gbarpolu | Arrow Group | 40% |
| 8 | Foe River Bridge | Bong | WINWA Infrastructure | 73% |
| 9 | Galayah & Bonowalahun Bridges | Lofa | BK Enterprise | 60% |
| 10 | St. John River Bridge (rehabilitation) | Grand Bassa | Alliance Consulting Engineers | 60% |
| 11 | Clay Ashland Bridge | Montserrado | Bill Line Solution | 96% |
| 12 | Cestos River Bridge (reconstruction) | Rivercess | Jupiter Construction | 25% |
| 13 | Yunken River Log Bridge (maintenance) | River Gee | Homeland Construction | Completed |
| 14 | Cavalla River Bridge (Liberia – Côte d’Ivoire) | Maryland | Shaanxi Construction Eng. Group | 35% (Aug. 2026) |
5.4 Maintenance and Community Roads
- Maintenance continues on the Brewerville–Bopolu, Buchanan–Greenville, Greenville–Barclayville, Salayea–Voinjama and Pleebo–Barclayville corridors, which are not yet contracted for paving, to keep them passable.
- ARDEMS is active on the Greenville–Niplaipo, Niplaipo–Boageeken, Kanweaken–Dweken and Dweken–Jarboken corridors in the south-east.
- Secondary and feeder road maintenance continues under contract, to be supported by yellow machines deployed in each county.
- Phase II of the Community Gravel Roads Improvement Project is installing concrete culverts on about 62.3km of community roads in Montserrado County under eight lots.
- COUNTY CITY STREETS PAVEMENT INTERVENTIONS
Development must be felt in every county capital, not only in Monrovia. Our city streets programme currently comprises 14 ongoing projects in Monrovia and its environs, Kakata, Foya and Buchanan; and new projects across 12 counties commencing this dry season – including Barclayville (Grand Kru), Zwedru (Grand Gedeh), Bopolu (Gbarpolu), Gbarnga (Bong), Greenville (Sinoe), Cestos (Rivercess), and Sanniquellie, Saclepea and Tappita (Nimba), as well as city streets in Maryland and River Gee Counties, the Grand Bassa University Road in Buchanan, and neighborhood roads in Paynesville. All of these interventions are being delivered by Liberian-owned companies. In detail:
6.1 Ongoing City Streets and Urban/Community Road Works
| No. | Project | County | Length | Contractor | Current Status |
| 1 | Thinker Village (Kpelleh Town) – Duport Road; Bassa Town Community Road; ELWA Rock Hill Road; White House Community Road (R2) | Montserrado & Margibi | 5.09km | Quality Group | About 1.24km paved; completion this dry season and 2027 |
| 2 | Chicken Soup Factory – Johnsonville Road | Montserrado | 4.1km | Qijoe Construction | About 1.5km paved; completion dry season and 2027 |
| 3 | Kakata City Streets | Margibi | 12.1km | PGL Construction | Ongoing; completion dry season and 2027 |
| 4 | Gaye Town, Lakpazee Zoo Road, 1st & 2nd Junction, LOIC Road & New Matadi Drive | Montserrado | 5.2km | SSF Entrepreneur | Substantially completed; final paving dry season |
| 5 | New Kru Town – Island Clinic Road & VOA Road | Montserrado | 3.4km | Teebout Engineering | Ongoing; completion dry season and 2027 |
| 6 | Rock Crusher (Duazon) Road | Margibi | 2.3km | Quality Group | Ongoing; completion dry season and 2027 |
| 7 | Jahtono Town (Brewerville) Road | Montserrado | 2.4km | Crossroad Enterprise | Ongoing; completion dry season and 2027 |
| 8 | New Georgia Estate – Bassa Town Road | Montserrado | 3.4km | Quality Group | Ongoing; completion dry season and 2027 |
| 9 | Light Lane Road, Duazon | Margibi | 1.89km | PGL Construction | Ongoing; completion dry season and 2027 |
| 10 | Foya City Streets (Lots 1–3: 10.5km, 4.6km, 6.5km) | Lofa | 21.6km | BLECO Group; SSF Entrepreneur; BK Enterprise | Ongoing; completion dry season and 2027 |
| 11 | Ministerial Complex Bye-Pass (Allison Street) | Montserrado | 1.2km | Sidani Group | Ongoing; paving this dry season; completion 2027 |
| 12 | Alternative Access Routes: SKD Blvd – Paco Island – Peace Island; SKD Blvd – SD Cooper Road (gravel/laterite) | Montserrado | 4.22km | MDMC Express | Corridor fully accessible and connected; completion 2027 |
| 13 | Buchanan City Sidewalks | Grand Bassa | 3.65km | Alliance Consulting Engineers | 43.5% progress; completion 2027 |
| 14 | Gbengbar’s Town Road | Margibi | 2.1km | Qijoe Construction | Ongoing; completion dry season and 2027 |
6.2 New City Streets Pavement – Commencing this Dry Season
All of the following have PPCC approval to award. Where a contract is still completing review at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning or attestation at the Ministry of Justice, mobilization will proceed so that works begin on schedule.
| No. | Project | County | Length | Contractor | Current Status |
| 1 | Grand Bassa University Road | Grand Bassa | 3.75km | Mamoka & Sons Inc. | Contract signed; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 2 | Barclayville City Streets (City Hall/Hospital Jct./Market; Admin. Building; Presidential Compound; Playground/Picnicess; Sebosor bypass) | Grand Kru | 2.6km | ARDEMS | At MOJ for attestation; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 3 | Maryland City Streets | Maryland | 1.65km | Teebout Engineering | Contract signed; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 4 | River Gee City Streets | River Gee | 2km | Mamoka & Sons Inc. | Contract signed; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 5 | Zwedru City: White Avenue – Kudah Bye Pass – City Hall – De-Suah Street | Grand Gedeh | 1.6km | BLECO Group | At MOJ for attestation; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 6 | Bopolu City Streets | Gbarpolu | 3.34km | BK Enterprise | Contract signed; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 7 | Paynesville: Duport Road Market – Soul Clinic | Montserrado | 1km | Quality Group | At MFDP, then MOJ; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 8 | Gbarnga City: Far-East – Frank Joe – Sunday Market Jct.; People Street – School of Theology – Broad Street | Bong | 2.95km | Crossroads Enterprise | At MOJ for attestation; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 9 | Old Road Neighborhood Roads (VP Road/ANC; Cuttington Grad. School – Jubilee Church; Atlantic Insurance – Via Town; Kailondo links; Mason Center – Wroto Town) | Montserrado | 5km | Mande Construction | Contract signed; advance requested from NASSCORP; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 10 | Paynesville: Omega Market Access Road | Montserrado | 2.5km | Quality Group | At MFDP, then MOJ; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 11 | Greenville City Streets | Sinoe | 1.25km | TBD | Re-procurement (old contract expired); works Dec. 2026 |
| 12 | Cestos City Streets | Rivercess | 1.15km | TBD | Re-procurement (old contract expired); works Dec. 2026 |
| 13 | Mano Camp Road – Central Tappita City | Nimba | 0.6km | LACCE | At MFDP, then MOJ; works start Nov. 2026 |
6.3 City Streets Rehabilitation and Graveling
| No. | Project | County | Length | Contractor | Current Status |
| 1 | Nimba City Streets – rehabilitation & sectional graveling, 75 lines of culverts | Nimba | 16.37km | Prime Plus Construction | At MOJ for attestation; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 2 | Sanniquellie, Karnplay & Garplay City Streets, 80 lines of culverts | Nimba | 15.97km | 21st Century Engineering | PPCC approval pending; works targeted Nov. 2026 |
| 3 | Saclepea & Bahn City Streets, 42 lines of culverts | Nimba | 9.05km | Faith Development & Construction | At MOJ for attestation; works start Nov. 2026 |
| 4 | Gibi Road Corridor rehabilitation | Margibi | 43km | Kingdom Business, Inc. | PPCC approval pending; works targeted Nov. 2026 |
- STATUS OF THE COASTAL CORRIDOR AND THE LIBERIA LEGACY ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
7.1 Buchanan – Cestos Junction Coastal Corridor (60.6km) – Grand Bassa & Rivercess
The detailed engineering design of the corridor from the Port of Buchanan to the Cestos City Junction has been completed, and all documents have been submitted to the Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for financing approval, expected by Quarter 1, 2027.
7.2 Liberia Legacy Economic Corridor – LILECO (238km) – Grand Bassa, Bong & Nimba
The proposed corridor runs from Buchanan (Grand Bassa) to Botota (Bong) to Gbahn (Nimba), with a link from Botota to Gbarnga. Preliminary preparatory documents are being finalized with the World Bank, and final Board approval is expected in Quarter 1, 2027.
Together, these two corridors will add about 298.6km to the national pipeline and will open the south-east coast and the central agricultural belt to the Port of Buchanan.
- WHO IS DELIVERING: ACTIVE CONTRACTORS BY FUNDING SOURCE
Ladies and gentlemen, the people have also asked: who is building these roads? Today, 64 contractors are actively executing works for the Ministry of Public Works. I am proud to report that Liberian-owned companies are doing the bulk of the Government’s own public investment programme.
| Funding Source | Liberian-Owned | Foreign | Total |
| Government of Liberia (PSIP) | 46 | 10 | 56 |
| Bilateral (JICA & China Aid) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Multilateral (AfDB, World Bank, EBID, LURP/MIDP & Indian Exim Bank) | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 46 | 18 | 64 |
Of the 56 contractors executing projects under the Government of Liberia’s Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP), 46 – more than eight in every ten (82%) – are Liberian-owned companies. Foreign contractors are engaged mainly on bilateral and multilateral financed projects, which are procured under the rules of the respective financing agreements and generally involve large asphalt corridors and major bridges.
8.1 County City Streets – Built by Liberians
Every county city streets pavement and rehabilitation intervention – ongoing and new – is being delivered by a Liberian-owned company. From Kakata to Foya, from Bopolu to Barclayville, from Zwedru to Maryland, Liberian firms are paving the streets of our county capitals. This is Regulation 001/MPW/26 in action: concrete and laterite road works are reserved for Liberian-owned companies, so that the wages, the materials, the equipment rental and the profits stay in the Liberian economy.
8.2 Growing Liberian Capacity
- Certification: between August 2025 and 14 September 2026, the CCCS Division issued 562 certificates to 451 firms – 126 for road works (Category A), 412 for building works (Category B) and 24 for consultancy. Every firm working for the Ministry must hold a current CCCS certificate in the right category.
- Smaller lots: the Ministry is packaging works into manageable lots, as with the three Foya City Streets lots, so that small and medium-sized Liberian firms can compete and grow.
- Partnership on larger projects: we encourage Liberian firms to build capacity through subcontracting and joint ventures with experienced contractors on the major corridors, so that the next generation of asphalt roads can also be built by Liberians.
- Faster payment: the transactional reforms cut approval steps by 35%, easing the cash-flow pressure that has long held back local contractors.
CONCLUSION AND APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
Ladies and gentlemen, the Ministry is on course not merely to meet but to exceed the pavement targets the Government has set for 2029. We are doing so while reforming how we work, so that every dollar spent is accounted for and every contract is managed to completion.
I appeal to our citizens to respect the right-of-way of our roads, to protect road markers and sidewalks, and to cooperate with our contractors and engineers in your communities. I appeal to our contractors – and especially our Liberian-owned companies, who carry most of the Government’s programme – to deliver quality work on time and prove that Liberians can build Liberia. And I thank our partners – the AfDB, the World Bank, our Arab Donors, AFD, and all who finance Liberia’s roads – for their continued support.
I thank you, and I welcome your questions.
Roland Layfette Giddings
Minister of Public Works, Republic of Liberia
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