Banjulians have expressed delights about the on-going roads construction works across city, as describing that the project have impacted positively on their lives and improving movement within the city.
According to residents of the island city before the construction majority of roads were inaccessible and difficult to use, adding that the roads construction has improve their health conditions as most gutters have now been covered with slabs preventing the spread of mosquitoes as well as bad odours.
Fatou Conteh, a resident of Tobacco Road said the on-going road construction in Banjul has change the look of the capital to a modern city.
According to her, before the road construction most roads in Banjul including her neighbourhood are gravely inaccessible during the rainy season thus preventing many taxi drivers from plying many roads in Banjul.
“We are very happy with the on-going r construction in Banjul before we use to suffer a lot during rainy season but thank God this is gradually changing.
Before this work began even to have a taxi that will take you to Tabaccoo-Road area is a problem as most drivers’ complaint of the bad roads around that neighbourhood,” said Madam Conteh.
According to her, most roads at Tabacco Road are now under construction making life much easier than before, adding that Tabacco Road was a no-go area during the rainy season but has change for good with the ongoing construction.
Alieu Nyang, a resident of Hardington Street recounted the difficulties Banjulians encounter during the past years, noting that with the ongoing roads construct Banjul is becoming a city which everybody wants to credit for the great and efficient roads’ works undergoing.
“We are really grateful for the roads construction works ongoing in Banjul, this project has come at the right time and has really changed the looks and image of the capital city. Now the gutters are covered with stab which in essence has significantly reduced the growth of mosquitoes thus availing a much healthier live for the people of Banjul,” Nyang said.
Musu Kebba Gassama, a 67 years old resident of Banjul said the roads construction works have indeed change a lot in Banjul, noting that for the past years Banjulians have been crying out for the roads to be fix to no avail.
“We are definitely happy with this ongoing roads construction as most of the roads in Banjul were in a very bad shape with lots of potholes but with this ongoing roads construction all those problems have gone to the past. Before this project begins the gutters too were in a very horrible form igniting heavy odours for residents, this is also becoming the past because most of the gutters are now covered,” Musu Kebba Gassama told The Voice.
Abdoulie Bah, a taxi driver who has been plying the roads of Banjul for decades also said taxi drivers suffers the most especially during the rainy season when most roads in Banjul are virtually inaccessible leading to frequent breakdown experience by drivers.
According to him, the ongoing roads construction has indeed change a lot in the traffic of Banjul as taxi drivers are never worry to fetch customers at any corner in Banjul now, adding that before the road construction began many drivers in Banjul cannot dire go to areas like Tabacoo Road because of fear of breakdown.
“We don’t have much to say only to acknowledge the government and the contractor for doing such a wonderful job for the people of Banjul. The construction is going on fine and has really make Banjul more accessible than before when all the roads are characterizing with potholes and stagnant waters,” Jallow observed.
Shiekh Nyang, a Tailor and resident of James Senegal also explained similar stories to this reporter, disclosing that before the project started many families in Banjul experience flood that usually cause grave troubles but since the project starts those experiences are gradually fading away.
Nyang urged Banjulians to embrace the project as it has come to making their lives and livelihoods much better than their past experience, adding that putting slabs on top of the gutters in Banjul will also goes a long way in prevent the kids of Banjul from harming themselves in the gutters.
