SOURCE: (LINA) liberianewsagency
By Ibrahim A. Sherif
MONROVIA, April 8 (LINA) – The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has received a consignment of essential supplies containing 1670 pieces of 48-inch ductile iron pipes for the transmission of water to Monrovia and its environs.
According to the Managing Director of the LWSC, the 1670, 48-inch pipes will be used to cover 10 kilometers of the total 25 kilometers pipes which is used to supply water from White Plains to Monrovia and its environs.
Speaking in an interview with journalists at the LWSC project site in Johnsonville in Montserrado, on April 8, 2025, LWSC Managing Director Mohammed Ali (Alias Mo Ali) stated that the project will ensure the replacement of the current 72 years old 36-inch pipe to the newly procured 48-inch Pipes aimed at ensuring quality service delivery in the sector.
Mo Ali added that the initiative is intended to ensure the availability and affordability of safe drinking water to Monrovia and its adjacent communities.
The LWSC MD disclosed that the total cost of the project is US$12.4 million, which is being funded by the World Bank.
MD Ali revealed that the negotiation for the implementation of the project started as far back as 2016, during the tenure of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, which was continued during the regime of former President George Weah and subsequently President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr.
For his part, the Resident Engineer for the project, Mr. Seth Tetteyfio indicated that the project will ensure the replacement of the smaller 36-inch with the bigger 48-inch Pipes aimed at enhancing quality service delivery.
He revealed that the 48-inch ductile iron pipes were specifically made to suit the weather conditions of Liberia, citing that they are anti rust pipes that will replace carbon steel 36-inch pipes that are currently being used to supply water to Monrovia and connected communities.
Engineer Tetteyfio revealed that the life span of the 48-inch pipes is between 75 to 100 years, once it’s not deliberately destroyed.
Tetteyfio assured the public of effective implementation of the project, referencing his involvement in similar projects in Ghana, Madagascar and even in Liberia, specifically in Buchanan Grand Bassa County.
Meanwhile, LWSC Project Engineer Samuel F. Davis stated that the project is expected to achieve increased access to water supply, where the entity will expand its distribution network.
Davis added that the project will help provide durability in service delivery, where challenges such as rupture of pipes will be addressed.
He maintained that the implementation of the project will further address the issue of repeated water leakages that have caused huge issues to the entity over the years.