From Low Wages to Livable Incomes; Public Works Salary Reform Revolutionizes Employees' Welfare
The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) continues to make significant strides in its ongoing administrative and workforce reform agenda, with the latest phase of its salary standardization and enhancement program bringing substantial improvements to the welfare and livelihoods of employees across the institution.
Minister Giddings Leads Inspection Tour to Bong County, Reaffirms Government's Infrastructure Commitment
Minister of Public Works Roland Layfette Giddings led an inspection tour to Bong County, traveling from Sanoyea to Phebe Johnson in Gbarnga City, where he and his team assessed the quality of ongoing rehabilitation works along the stretch between Sanoyea and Phebe Junction.
MPW Reshuffles Resident Engineers in Fifteen Counties; Sets Higher Benchmark for Efficiency and Productivity
As part of ongoing administrative reforms aimed at enhancing efficiency and productivity in the discharge of its statutory mandate, the Ministry of Public Works has begun the restructuring of leadership within the counties with focus on Resident Engineers (REs), who are the highest ranking officers steering the affairs of the Ministry in the fifteen counties.
President Boakai Breaks Ground on Historic $85M Voinjama-Mendikorma Road Project to Boost Cross-Border Trade
Saturday, May 23, 2026 in the town of Mendikorma along the Liberia-Sierra Leone border point, cross-sections of citizens from the two Mano River Union countries, converged for the Official Groundbreaking of the Second Leg of the Design, Build, Operate and Transfer (DBOT) PPP Concession with Pavi Forte for the construction of 255 Kilometers of roads in the Western and Northern parts of the country-of which 86 kilometers of road will be built between Voinjama and Mendikorma, as mentioned supra.
Liberia’s Roads Development Program Takes a Giant Leap, As World Bank Mission Commits to Financing the Legacy Economic Corridor
A World Bank delegation led by Anne-Cecile Souhaid met with the Ministry of Public Works to further discuss the potential development of the Legacy Economic Corridor (LECO) traversing Grand Bassa, Bong, and Nimba Counties.
