Liberia requires its approval before any private road works
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The New Dawn
Illustrative image · Mukhtar Shuaib Mukhtar · Pexels · Licence PexelsLiberia's Ministry of Public Works now requires that any road, bridge or public infrastructure repair project submitted by private individuals, investors or organisations receive its technical approval before work begins. Minister Roland Lafayette Giddings warned in Monrovia that unauthorised works would be stopped, citing Regulation 055 governing infrastructure supervision.
Liberia's Ministry of Public Works now requires prior authorisation before any road or bridge works undertaken by private individuals, investors or organisations on public infrastructure. Minister Roland Lafayette Giddings announced the measure at the Ministry of Information's regular press briefing in Monrovia, The New Dawn reports.
According to the minister, Regulation 055 gives the ministry the power to review, approve and supervise infrastructure projects to ensure compliance with engineering standards. "Whether you are a public or private person, if you want to build something, Public Works must approve it," Roland Lafayette Giddings said, specifying that the government would stop any works undertaken without authorisation. The directive also applies to communities, churches, private organisations and Liberians abroad who mobilise resources to build roads and bridges, particularly in poorly served areas.
The minister cited a controversial bridge project in Bong County, which the government is monitoring. Private contributions to infrastructure development remain welcome, but must go through a technical review by the state, he argued, as community-led projects multiply in areas where inadequate roads and bridges continue to hold back transport and economic activity.
