Liberia: Gbarnga Residents Say CMC's Jor River Bridge Project Abandoned
[Liberian Investigator] GBARNGA -- A US$500,000 bridge meant to end dangerous crossings between Civil Compound and Jorkpanmue remains unbuilt three months after contractors left the site, and residents say the excavation the workers left behind has made the creek deeper and more dangerous for children.
Gbarnga residents claim a US$500,000 bridge project, promised by the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) to improve crossings between Civil Compound and Jorkpanmue, remains unfinished after contractors abandoned the site three months ago. The excavation left the creek deeper and more hazardous for children, residents allege. The CMC maintains the project is on hold due to the rainy season, but residents dispute this, saying the contractors took away equipment and materials intended for the bridge.
Tensions escalated when community members objected to the contractors removing steel rods. Eldorado Kermue, head of the project's construction committee, dismissed the residents' claims as false and politically motivated, citing the rainy season as the reason for construction delays. However, residents insist the bridge is a priority safety issue and want the CMC to resume work and return the removed materials.
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