The Ministry of Public Works has announced that, due to the on-going construction between the ELWA and Du-Port Road corridor, effective Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 12:00 midnight, the corridor will be closed to vehicular traffic for a period of two months to accelerate construction.
In a statement issued over the weekend, the ministry disclosed that the road will be reopened to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, May 5, 2023 at 12:00 midnight.
โAll vehicles heading towards ELWAโs intersection from Tubman Boulevard shall access the road adjacent the LRA Building, which shall then be a one-lane access point temporarily by directive of the Liberia National Police Traffic Division,โ the MPW statement noted.
โMotorists shall then drive down at the end of the road and make a right turn to get controlled access to the AB Tolbert Road towards Du-Port Road intersection.
โVehicles using the route from AB Tolbert Road towards the ELWA intersection shall make a right turn behind the LRA Building, as there will be a โno-go zoneโ beyond the intersection towards Jahmale.
โMotorists en route to the ELWAโSKD Stadium Road shall divert to SD Cooper Road as the road will be temporarily closed to the public around the Fawaz Building Materials Store,โ the statement continued.
โVehicles plying from ELWA intersectionโAB Tolbert Road to the main Du-Port Road intersection shall make a stop and bend to the left at the PYJ/Watch Tower intersection where a concrete barrier will be placed as a sign of road closure.
โAll traffic from Du-Port Road towards the main intersection shall make a right turn only at the Total Filling Station by directive of the Traffic Police. Meanwhile, all traffic from Benson Hospital Road towards the Du-Port Road intersection shall make a left turn at the Total Filling Station. There will be no unauthorized access to vehicles, motorcycles or kehkeh (tricycles) beyond the Total Filling Station as there will be concrete barriers to restrict movements.
โVehicles making access to the main Du-Port Road Intersection towards AB TolbertโELWA intersection shall make a right turn by Total Filling Station towards Benson Hospital and make a left turn opposite the hospital towards the main carriageway, and then another left turn towards the Police Academy intersection towards SKD Boulevard Road and beyond.
โVehicles from Zayzay Community to Benson Hospital to Du-Port Road shall follow the same directive as mentioned earlier and/or drive directly to the T intersection: Du-Port Road/Total Filling Station and make a left turn to Du-Port Road, GSA Road, Rehab and beyond.
โThe Ministry of Public Works therefore solicits the cooperation of all, including motorists, business owners, the Liberia National Police (LNP) through its Traffic Division and the general public, as all is being done to restore normal traffic movement beyond the stipulated closure of the road, which runs from Sunday, March 5 โ Wednesday, May 5, 2023.
โPlease note however, that the closure of the two intersectionsโELWA and Du-Port Roadโwill not be simultaneous. Du-Port Road intersection will be closed first; within three weeks of its closure, ELWA intersection will be closed. This is intended to mitigate whatever inconveniences the general public would face as a consequence of these traffic restrictions,โ the release added.
