

The creation of the National Road Fund Office is part of the sector reform. The Legislature placed a US 0.25 cent on every gallon of gasoline bought to raise funds for road maintenance. The NRF will manage the funding raised through the levy and put into a dedicated account for road maintenance work.
The compact also sets aside $15M to match Government of Liberia funding to maintain primary roads in the country. Under the Roads project, MCC compact supports sector reform activities.
Compact supports the training of Liberian engineers to use the modern technology known as the HDM-4 to update the roads maintenance plan. Good roads will reduce travelling time, cost for transport and vehicle repair. Good roads will improve trade and commerce and help businesses to grow. With good roads, farmers can get their products to the market quickly, students can get to school on time, patients can get to a health posts on time and police can arrive at crime scene on time.
The compact supports the collection of road condition data of each primary road in the country, pave or unpaved. The road condition data will help government know the problem and what is needed to maintain the roads.
The Compact supports the GoL put in place a 5-year road maintenance plan that guides the maintenance of roads that connect county capitals.

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