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 Posted - 18 Jan 2008 : 20:00:08
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Arab Consulting Engineers To Supervise Westfield
- Sukuta Road Construction
By Isatou Bittaye
“Arab Consulting Engineers of Egypt are the design and supervision consultants for the proposed Westfield- Sukuta road project”, according to information from GAMWORKS officials. The GAMWORKS officials made this disclosure in an interview with FOROYAA. According to the agency officials, the Westfield - Sukuta Road is a 7.5 km stretch and has experienced severe deterioration as its surface suffered deformations and that it is the economic and social importance of the road that makes the rehabilitation of the road a high priority to the government. It is said that GAMWORKS agency is responsible for the implementation of the reconstruction of the road; that the tender documents for the works are being finalised, and upon completion of the bidding documents, a tendering process will be launched to recruit the contractor. The works are expected to start by the second quarter of this year and should last for 18 months.
The GAMWORKS officials noted that the construction will be financed by a loan from the Islamic Development Bank based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to the tune of US$7.705 million and the government will contribute US$0.867 million. They indicated that the duration of the loan is 25 years with a grace period of 7 years and that the service fee, which will not exceed 2.5% of the loan, is calculated on an annual basis.
It is revealed that the reconstruction of the road will comprise drainage, traffic and street lights, parking bays and traffic signs; that the project will also provide concrete pedestrian walkways on both sides of the road for the benefit of people with mobility problems, especially those in wheel chairs; that as part of the works, there will be relocation of public utilities such as electricity cables and poles, and water pipes; that
there will be diversions for traffic during the course of the works and a proper traffic management system will be put in place to minimize disruption and inconvenience to the public.
See related topic at: http://www.gambia.dk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5248
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issues
Issue No. 008/2008, 18 – 20 January 2008
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