Sierra Leone - The Lungi-Port Loko Road Upgrading Project

The Lungi – Port Loko road project will connect the Port Loko district to the Economic Community of West African States regional priority Freetown – Conakry road corridor and therefore will promote regional economic integration with Guinea and other trading partners. The project covers construction works for the upgrading of 62km Lungi -Port Loko road to paved standards and the rehabilitation of 6.5km of Lungi township roads, the gravelling of 30km of earth feeder roads and construction of social infrastructure for local small scale farmers. The investment requirements for this project stem from the current situation of poor condition of the road which is a major impediment to movements of goods and people in the Port Loko District and beyond. The duration of its implementation is 24 months (January 2010 to January 2012). The total costs, exclusive of taxes and duties are UA 26.26 million.