Monrovia, Liberia – In its Draft National Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, the Liberian government has set aside US$98 million to support important development initiatives through the ARREST-Specific Public Sector Investment Program (PSIP). This amount, which may be enhanced by an emergency fund, shows that infrastructure development especially in the road sector is given a lot of attention.
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning reports that nearly US$52.9 million of the US$98 million has been set aside for road projects, such as the building of Bailey Bridges around the country and the repair of rural roads. Important projects include the Sanniquellie-Loguatuo highway, the Salayea-Beyan Town leg of the Gbarnga-Mendikorma highway, and the continuation of the Saclepea-Zwedru stretch under the SECRAMP project. These projects have been delayed for year after year.
Under the Pliable Roads Program, an extra US$15 million has been allocated for the “No Car Will Be Stuck” campaign. The goal of this project is to guarantee that farm-to-market roads, community roads, and city streets are always open, especially during the rainy season. Roads paved with coal tar are planned for the communities that would benefit from this operation.
According to the Ministry’s release, the PSIP allocation would support a number of other important infrastructure projects in addition to road building, such as the Bridge to Bridge Project, which aims to renovate the road between Gabriel Tucker Bridge and St. Paul’s Bridge.
