President Adama Barrow has inspected a series of major infrastructure projects in the Kanifing Municipality, the West Coast Region and Banjul, as part of a tour to assess progress on government-funded developments.

The visit included sections of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) road projects, the Brufut–Banyaka and Gunjur–Jambanjelly roads, and ongoing works at the Port of Banjul.

The president began with a stop on the Bertil Harding Highway, where Phase Three of the OIC road project is under construction.

Contractors told him that subgrade and subbase works had been completed, with base works and the relocation of utilities under way.

Accompanied by the Minister of Works, Ebrima Sillah, and officials from the National Roads Authority, Mr Barrow received briefings from contractors and urged them to meet agreed timelines.

The tour continued to the seven-kilometre Sukuta Nemasu–Latrikunda road, described by officials as a key corridor linking densely populated areas of the West Coast Region and Kanifing. Residents gathered along the route to welcome the president and praise the project.

Mr Barrow also inspected the four-kilometre Lot Five EPC road linking Wellingara to the Abuko Abattoir, as well as the Old Yundum overpass, where community leaders expressed support for the government’s infrastructure programme.

Further stops included the EPC Lot Six road, stretching from Youna to Jambur and Brikama through Jalangbang, which connects communities that were often cut off during the rainy season.

In Kombo East, the president was briefed on progress on the 13-kilometre EPC Lot Four road linking Giboro and Sohm villages.

However, officials said the Janbangelly–Gunjur road was behind schedule, a development that reportedly left the president dissatisfied.

Mr Barrow later expressed satisfaction with the completed nine-kilometre Kunkujang Madiana–Brufut road, noting the changes it had brought to surrounding communities.

The tour ended at the Port of Banjul, where the president reviewed improvements made by Albayrak, the Turkish firm managing the country’s main seaport.

He praised what he described as tangible investments to modernise and expand port facilities.

By Adama Makasuba