PAYNESVILLE, Monrovia – The Ministry of Public Works has committed to paving the Barnesville-Kebbah Road in Paynesville.

Residents of Barnesville and Caldwell are connected through this corridor, but these communities are having difficulty commuting due to the poor condition of the stretch of road.

Recently some aggrieved residents of the two communities gathered at the Ministry of Public Works and presented their petition to authorities to consider paving the damaged road.

According to the petition, such pavement will help in alleviating the unbearable conditions they are encountering, especially during the rainy season.

The petition, signed by 49 residents including youth and elders of both communities, stated that the pavement of the road would contribute to a significant economic boost to the area.

Emmanuel Far, who read the petition statement on behalf of the two communities, said the pavement of the road will also ease the burden of traffic on the Somalia Drive Road. Thus, create an option for commuters traveling to others parts of the country and beyond.

In response to the petitioners’ statement, Deputy Public Works Minister for Technical Services, Claude Langley said his ministry is committed to paving the road.

According to Langley, the contractual agreement for the pavement of the Barnersville-Kebbah road has already been concluded.

“It was only a matter of generating the needed resources to allow the contractor to move in and commence work,” he said.

Langley then called on residents of the two communities not to sit when the project starts but to get fully involved.

“The locals need to prioritize the road,” he said.

The engineering battalion of the Armed Forces of Liberia recently carried out minor repairs to the road. However, there is more to be done before the rainy season in July.

Featured image courtesy of Zeze Ballah