By Mustapha K. Darboe
Claim: The administration of President Adama Barrow has constructed over 800km of paved roads from 2018 to 2024.
Source: Ministry of Information
Verdict: True
Since his appointment as an information minister, Dr Ismaila Ceesay has started a series of initiatives aimed at publicising government’s policies and programmes. As part of those efforts, the information minister runs a “do you know” series on the Ministry’s official Facebook page seeking to improve the public image of the government.
Claim
In one of such publicity stunts— on June 3, 2024— the Ministry claimed the administration of president Adama Barrow had constructed over 800 kilometers of roads across the country between 2018 to 2024.
“Since 2018, the Government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure has constructed over 800 kilometers of roads across the country,” the Ministry of Information said.
Analysis
Progresses Gambia made in constructing roads are dear to the Gambia leader Adama Barrow. In fact, he boasts many times that he constructed more roads per kilometer count than his two predecessors combined.
Below, we have a thorough count of all roads constructed by the Barrow administration with their kilometer counts.
Roads completed
- 120 km Lamin Koto -Passamas Road
- 13 Km Yorobalwol- Basse Road
- 18 Km Kaleng- Bush Town Road
- 56 Km Basse-Fatoto-Koina Road
- 13.5 Km Sukuta— Jambanjelly Road
- 5.2 km Farato – Jambur road (from fuel levy)
- 21 km Banjul Rehabilitation Project
- 48 km Kaur Jimbala – Sarreh Ouldeh (Soloum corridor)
- 38 km Ngain Sanjal to Bambally and Sabah Sukuto
- 4 km Tujereng to Kunkujang Mariama (from fuel levy)
Total: 336.7 km
Ongoing road works
- 84 km Nuimi Hakalang road
- 87 km Kiang West Roads (phase 1 and 2)
- 16 km Banni- salikenni -Njaba Kunda road (from fuel levy)
- 20 roads of 52.05 km OIC-sponsored urban roads
- 12 km Brufut-Madiana- Banyakang road (from fuel levy)
- 22 km road—improving Bertil Harding Highways to a dual carriageway
- 5 km from village to Sanyang beach
- 4.5km from village to Gunjur beach
- 13 km Kachumeh-Gunjur-Kunkujang Mariama-Sanyang road
- 13.5 km Youna-Jambur- Jalambang- Brikama road
- 11km Jamburr-Kunkujang Mariama-Tujereng
- 11 km Mariama Kunda-Youna
- 4 km Tabokoto-Abuko-Banjulinding
- 6 km Lamin Babylon-Makumbaya
- 3.7 km Wellingara-Abuko Abattoire
- 4.2 km Sinchu-Wellingara-Kunkujang Ketaya
- 4 km Farato Bojang Kunda to Bafuloto
- 9 km Kalaji -Kamangka-Jorem-Buda Bondali Jola
- 6 km Sangajorr-Darsilameh
- 1.7 km Bondali Bundakunda to Jorem Bundakunda
- 50.4 km Kabada Loop 1
- 6 km Njau Loop
- 26 km Karantaba Reneru- Tabanani Demfaye Njaga-Fitu Fulla
- 11 km Laminkoto, Banni, Youna, Kunting
- 55 km Basse Manneh Kunda-Demba Kunda Loop
- 10km Kerewan to Njawara road
Total: 486 km
Roads approved but not started
- 51.6 km Kabada Loop 2
- 13 km Giboro-Sohm-Faraba Sutu
- 16 km Brikama -kassa kunda- Nyofeleh- Gunjur road
- 10.2km Gunjur-Kunkujang-Jambanjelly road
- 3.7 km Old Yundum-tawto- Daru Busumbala- Sukuta Jambanjelly
- 4 km Darsilameh-Timtimba
- 12 km Brikamaba-Boyram-Njoben-Wellingara Kejaw-Saruja
Total: 110.5 km
Road improvement works
- 2.6 km Churchill’s Town -Abuko Road
- 3 km Brusubi Phase 2 Access Road
- 2.4 km Bansang Town Access Road
- 3.6 km Janjanbureh Town Access Road
- 1.1 km Kanifing Estate Access Road
- 1 km Iceman/Julbrew Road
- 2 km Bakau Sanchaba Road
Total: 15.7
Factcheck
Based on this data— reviewed by the National Roads Authority, Ministries of Works and Information, the total number of roads finished or being built and renovated by the Barrow administration equals 948.9km.
For clarity though, only 336.7km are completed, works on 486 km are ongoing at their various stages, while works on 7 approved-to-be-built roads totaling 110.5 km are yet to start. Meanwhile, renovation and improvement works are being carried out by the National Roads Authority on seven roads totaling 15.7 km.
Verdict: TRUE
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