By Idrissa Bangura

The road linking both Fourah Bay Road and Bombay Market Junction has become danger a route for motor vehicles, bikes and tricycles or kekehs and poses serious risks to passengers as well.

But this is a road government and the Road Maintenance Fund Administration (RMFA) have turned a blind eye to.

But the drivers and passengers who are plying on the road everyday expressed their deepest concerns to Africa24 journalists.

They put out their views through our medium in order to be able to inform respective authorities in charge with the responsibility of maintaining roads.

They wish this particular road be considered since most passengers who are coming to and fro the Western Rural and Eastern part of Freetown using that road.

The road is strategically important as it eases people’s movements  and spur up economic activities toward the commerial business district.

The main role of any government is to provide the essential amenities for its citizens  and maintenance of road network is not an must be government critial focus.

In Africa, a government is considered to be performing well when it is able to connect towns and villages with good roads including streets in the capital city .

Good road network plays a vital role to boosting commercial activities in the country.

One of the importance functions good roads play in a country is that, it helps to grow countries’ economy if their usefulness are prioritized.

Good road network can help boost the economy through the connection of provincial roads.

In this way, the local products of those areas can be easily taken to the city with ease and that can help boost the economy.

This is the same as of Fourah Bay Road which connects brings  economic benefits to provinces and the peripheral areas of both Western Urban and Western Area Rural District.

This road has played significant impact to the economic benefits of Sierra Leone, and this  can be seen in the transportation of both local products from the various regions of Sierra Leone to the capital city.  And some of the   vehicles carrying these products are using these routes to supply agricultural goods to Guard Street or popularly known also as Dove Cote market in Freetown in the east end.

Women form a strong pillar in the supply of consumable local food products to Dove Cote.

The other essential role the road plays is serving as a passage by heavy duty containers from the Queen Elizabeth Quay port in Freetown.

Goods brought from the port are suplied to various shops and super markets in the capital of Sierra Leone.

This road also used by  a two third of the people living in the nearby towns surrounding Freetown.

In registering the important role the road plays such as to beef up the economic activities of the countries.

It is important for both the  government and the institution charged with the responsibility of disbursing fund for the maintenance of roads in the country must consider this road for a facelift.

Authorities must consider this road and make it  a priority  to becomemotorable for vehicles, bikes and kekes.

Vehicles should be able to move along all day smoothly with no rancor.

This road has become an eye sore for both traders within the Bombay Market and people plying along the Fourah Bay –Bombay Junction Road.

It has been turned to portholes in which water gather and pervades on to major parts of the streets and business areas.

This sometimes affects traders during  rainy season.

The most horrible effect is seen after an heavy down pour of rains and the water from such torrential rains gather in potholes.

And when vehicles continuously move about at this point the water from the road would start spraying on decent people passing by.

The perilous routes are causing serious disasters on business people along that part of the city.