CONSTRUCTION works on an all-weather road are progressing along the problematic Kumaka Stretch in the Mabaruma sub-region, Region One.
For years this section of road has been in a deplorable state and many motorists have been complaining about the many potholes which lined the road.
However, construction firm Mohammed Ramzan Ally Khan recently commenced works on a major project , which will see the stretch of roadway being capped with concrete to ensure its durability.

To date, the southern carriageway of the roadway has been capped. It is the first time the road will be made an all-weather thoroughfare.
Contracts were awarded earlier in the year to the firm to undertake concrete works in two lots in the area. The contracts, which were awarded by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, entail concrete works to the road close to the town’s airstrip ($82.1M), as well as the Kumaka Stretch ($66.2M).

Works on the former project have been completed and the firm is moving apace to complete the second project before year- end.
Another firm is expected to construct a pavement which will complement the stretch. Rainy weather conditions had hampered the commencement of concrete road works to the roadway in the area earlier in the year.

In April this year, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced at a post-Cabinet press briefing that Cabinet has granted approval for the award of contracts for the rehabilitation of six lots of all-weather roads in Mabaruma and Port Kaituma.
He said Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has undertaken to visit and witness the works to be undertaken.
Mabaruma is undergoing several changes in its infrastructure as the government, as well as the town council, is working to improve the general aesthetics of the town.