Monrovia Road Rehabilitation Agreement (linked to #39939)
Commitment amount
$ 465235.7221
Constant 2017 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Liberia
Sector
Transport and storage (Code: 210)
Flow type
Grant
Concessional
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On December 13, 2005 Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, Lin Songtian and Liberian Foreign Minister Thomas Yaya Nimely signed an agreement for Monrovia-Buchanan road rehabilitation to be undertaken by China Henan International Cooperation Group (Chico). By the agreement, China is to provide the sum of US$247,000 to Liberia in its road building and rehabilitation efforts. If provided, the money would be given to the Ministry of Public Works to carry on road rehabilitation initiatives on Broad Street, considered Monrovia's busiest street and commercial hub, as well as other roads around the city. Public Works Minister, Irwin Coleman also attended the rewarding signing ceremony. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 16, 2007.This project is the largest infrastructure project ever to be conducted since the end of the civil war in Liberia. No further information could be found on the disbursement of the funds, although a road project was undertaken in Monrovia by a Chinese contractor (see #1619) and may be related.
Number of official sources
3
Number of unofficial sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Liberia [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Henan International Cooperation Group Co., Ltd. (CHICO) [State-owned Company]; Liberian Ministry of Public Works [Government Agency]