MONROVIA, March 6 -- The governments of Liberia and Japan have signed a grant agreement for the project extension of the Japan Freeway Road Corridor.

By Willie N. Tokpah/0777039231

The signing will provide a detailed design of the project extension which covers the rehabilitation of a 1.9 km section from the West end of the Japan Freeway to the north intersection of Gabriel Tucker Bridge.

The project is crucial for logistics in Liberia since it connects the downtown and the Freeport of Monrovia. Also at the Freeport Junction, the road further links up Japan Freeway which leads to the suburbs of Monrovia as the eastern part of Liberia.

During his inaugural address in January, President Joseph Nyumah Boakai mentioned that expanding and ...