Yiep Joseph
Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The flood-prone Jonglei State embarked on the construction of internal roads in Bor Municipal Council.
According to the statement seen by The City Review, the Mayor of Bor Municipal Council, John Matiop, said the state is committed to connecting all areas within the headquarters as per the infrastructural plan.
Matiop said the ARC (construction) company had completed some roads within the area and would continue to do more work as planned.
“The ARC workers or road crew completed the following areas of the road within the town today: (from) Radio Jonglei 95.9 FM road to Panda Market Road, from Block “M” junction road through Panda Market to Block “5” junction road,” Matiop said.
He added that the construction company would continue to construct and improve roads within the blocks (areas) with the hope of ensuring that the town is connected and transport is made easier for the residents.
“The ARC workers will start with the following, as indicated below: Block “6” road and Block “5” road, Marol Road to Ajang John Police Road, then from there to Leudier Road,” he said.
The mayor said the construction crews are working diligently to complete the work as quickly as possible.
He called on Jonglei residents to cooperate with the road workers, adding that all roads within the state would be completed.
“I urge everyone to be patient; all the remaining roads in our town will be levelled and constructed,” he said.
He appreciated the ARC company for its commitment to ensuring that infrastructure is improved in Jonglei State and South Sudan at large.
“It is my privilege to appreciate the ARC team. It is very important to build trust for our local companies like ARC to grow as legitimate organisations of our own to be proud as a nation,” he said.
He urged the residents and the youth in particular to remain committed, help in the construction process and shun negative criticism and hate speech among communities.
However, before the construction of Bor Road, transport was hard between Juba and Jonglei State, while the internal roads remained in bad shape.
Fazed by the heavy flooding that affected road infrastructure in the state, both the state government and the municipal council tried to put in the necessary efforts to ensure that the roads were renovated to allow the movement of people and their goods.
Source: The City Review South Sudan
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