The Gombe State Government has urged contractors handling ongoing road projects across eight local government areas to accelerate construction and ensure timely delivery in line with their contractual agreements.
The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Shehu Yerima Abdullahi, gave the directive during an inspection tour of road projects in Funakaye, Dukku, Kwami, Kaltungo, Shongom, Billiri, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba.
Abdullahi said the inspection was intended to assess the progress of work, quality of execution and compliance with approved engineering specifications and project timelines.
While expressing satisfaction with the progress recorded on most of the projects, he urged contractors to intensify their efforts and maintain the required construction standards to avoid delays and ensure the delivery of durable roads.
The projects include the 31-kilometre Dukku–Zange road, 27.8-kilometre Gadam–Yame–Kyari road, 25-kilometre Kembu–Kidda–Panda–Garin Alhaji road and the 19.9-kilometre Mararraban Kwagi–Jagali–Jarawa–Maikaho–Tsandon Dela–Dasa Junction road.
Others are the 7.8-kilometre Bajoga–Shalfuri–Magaba road, 16-kilometre Bajoga–Munda road, Billiri and Kaltungo township roads, and the Filiya–Gwandum–Keffi–Yaburo–Daja–Gurwa–Gundali road.
The inspection also covered the upgrading of the three-kilometre Mararraban Kuri–Kuri Bridge road, alongside the construction of a 1.5-kilometre stormwater drainage system on the Mararraban Kwagi–Dasa Junction road.
Some of the projects are being executed directly by the state government, while others are being implemented under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) in collaboration with the state government.
The commissioner appealed to benefiting communities to cooperate with contractors and project implementation teams, saying community support was necessary for the smooth execution and timely completion of the works.
The Gombe State RAAMP Project Coordinator, Salisu Abdullahi, said the agency would sustain regular monitoring and technical supervision to ensure contractors adhere to approved designs, specifications and contractual requirements.
Representatives of the contracting firms also briefed the inspection team on the progress of work and reaffirmed their commitment to completing the projects within the agreed timelines.
The inspection was conducted on the directive of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya as part of efforts to monitor ongoing infrastructure projects across the state.