ROAD WORKS,PUBLIC FACILITIES ,REHABILITATION AND PUBLIC SERVICES

• Strategy for Roads the Ministry in collaboration with Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) will embark on the construction of new trunk and feeder roads, and the maintenance of old roads nationwide. 
• Priority will be given to highways that will link border towns, district headquarter towns and their environs.
•  Strategy for Government Buildings the Ministry will embark on acquisition and constructing Multi Complex buildings that will host multiple MDAs and government Institutions nationwide. 
• Maintenance and refurbishment will also be undertaken for Presidential Lodges and other government buildings. 
• For more information, please refer to our Performance Tracking Table (PTT). 

• 1. Government to prioritize the construction of the 2000Km of trunk roads on which feasibility studies have been done. 
• 2. For sustainability, to introduce auto-seal (Alternative Road Stabilization) leading to Chiefdom Headquarter Towns. 
• 3. Enforce the Right of Way across the country, possibly this year - 2020. 
• 4. Capacitate local road operators 
• 5. Transformation of New England Ville into a Civil Service Administrative Complex. 
• 6. Rehabilitation and refurbishment of the Youyi Building Complex. 
• 7. Feasibility studies for the construction of the proposed presidential and VIP Lodges in Bonthe, Kono and Kambia 
• 8. Feasibility studies for the construction of the proposed local council offices and staff quarters in Port Loko City, Falaba and Karene. 

9. Comprehensive rehabilitation of 100 Government quarters by December 2021 

The Ministry is headed by  a political appointee the Minister and his Deputy . 

• Both of them are appointed by the President. The main objective of the Minister and his Deputy is to drive and implement the president’s vision relating to Infrastructure as outlined in pillar 4 of the New Direction manifesto document.

The Objectives of the Ministry is as follows: 

1.  To develop appropriate policies and programmes for a safe, reliable and sustainable national road network for the enhancement of economic growth and development.  
2.  To provide public officers with appropriate social infrastructure for conducting of government business. 
3.  To manage all government assets. 
4.  To regulate the Sierra Leone Institute of Professional Engineers  

The Ministry consists of two main components as follows:- 

• 1. Administrative Wing headed by the Permanent Secretary.
•     The Administrative wing provides advisory services and managerial support to the Ministry for the formulation and implementation of programmes. The Ministry has constituted a Change Management team to move forward the reform process, especially the recommendations contained in the Management and Functional Review Report of the Ministry.  

• 2. Professional  Body is headed by the Chief Director and supervises the different Directorate
•   Architectural Division – is responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of public buildings.  
•  Civil Engineering Division – caters for sea face protection, the design and construction of internal airfields, access roads to government quarters, wharfs, jetties, mini hydro and drainage.  This division is also part of the building maintenance team. 
•   Mechanical Engineering Division – is responsible for the procurement and maintenance of all vehicles, plants and equipment for the Ministry.  

 New Divisions? The Professional Head provides overall supervision for these divisions.