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Chinese Government provides $1.5 million grant for Lumley-Juba Bridge Construction Project

$1.5M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Sierra Leone
Country	Sierra Leone
Start Date	Nov 14, 2018
End Date	May 11, 2026
Duration	2,735 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`61568`

Grant Description

In 2018, the Chinese Government provided grant funding for the Lumley-Juba Bridge Construction Project. The total cost of the project was $2.4 million.

The Chinese Government provided $1.5 million of grant funding for the project and the Government of Sierra Leone was responsible for providing $0.9 million of counterpart funding.

The purpose of the project was to construct a four-lane, 81.8-meter bridge and 150 meters of connecting roads in the western part of the capital city of Freetown. Upon completion, the bridge was expected to reduce traffic congestion near Lumley Market. China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG) was the contractor responsible for implementation.

A groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 14, 2018, and construction was completed on April 25, 2019.

One day later, on April 26, 2019, the bridge was officially opened and renamed the Sendgbe Pieh Memorial Bridge after a Sierra Leonean hero.

📋 Staff Comments

In the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020, it identifies this project as being supported by a $2 million concessional loan from China Eximbank. AidData identifies this project as a project financed by a $1.5 million Chinese Government grant (based on a pronouncement made by the President of Sierra Leone at the bridge commissioning ceremony).
Other project titles include the Wallace Johnson Bridge Project, the Sengbe Pieh Memorial Bridge Project, the Lumley Market Second Juba Bridge Project, and Lumley Market Second Juba Bridge Project. Chinese project titles include 中国援塞拉利昂蓝茉莉市场改造朱巴桥项目, 朱巴二桥工程, and 承建的塞拉利昂蓝茉莉市场第二朱巴大桥.
Sierra Leone’s Office of the President reports that this $1.5 million grant from the Chinese Government was provided alongside another $1.5 million grant for 30 garbage trucks (captured via Project ID#62873) as well as a flyover project (captured via Project ID#63735).
CRSG is registered in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, and is a large state-owned enterprise, which is a subsidiary of the construction conglomerate, China Railway Group Limited (China Railway Engineering Corporation).

📚 Sources & References

President Julius Maada Bio Commissions Lumley-Juba Bridge
Launches Rehabilitation of Limkokwing-Regent Road Project West of Freetown
President Julius Maada Bio Commissions Newly Constructed Sengbe Pieh Memorial Bridge in Freetown
Amb. Hu Joined President Julius Maada Bio in Commissioning the Lumley Market Second Juba Bridge
Friendly Cooperation between China & Sierra Leone brings More Benefits to both
China-Sierra Leone friendship celebrates another landmark project
吴鹏大使出席中国援塞拉利昂蓝茉莉市场改造朱巴桥项目开工仪式
比奥总统出席中国援建项目竣工仪式并高度评价中塞合作
Work to commence on a new four-lane Lumley-Juba Bridge in Freetown
弗里敦朱巴二桥竣工通车中铁七局获塞拉利昂总统和中国大使“点赞”
President Julius Maada Bio Commissions Lumley-Juba Bridge
Launches Rehabilitation of Limkokwing-Regent Road Project West of Freetown
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY
PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING OF THE SENGBE PIEH MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY
PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING OF THE SENGBE PIEH MEMORIAL BRIDGE. FREETOWN
JUBA, 25 APRIL 2019
The new Sengbe Pieh Bridge
Lumley-Juba Bridge
Regent Road Project Commissioned
Sierra Leone News: Juba Bridge will cost $2.4m
The Second Juba Bridge in Freetown was completed and opened to traffic. China Railway Seventh Bureau was 'liked' by the President of Sierra Leone and the Ambassador of China
吴鹏大使出席中国援塞拉利昂蓝茉莉市场改造朱巴桥项目开工仪式
中铁七局海外公司承建的塞拉利昂蓝茉莉市场第二朱巴大桥首根钻孔桩开钻
China-Sierra Leone friendship celebrates another landmark project
Work to commence on a new four-lane Lumley-Juba Bridge in Freetown Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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