Notes on road communications and standards of construction in the Gambia

Abstract

There are some 730 miles of roads in the Territory excluding : District Tracks. Of these approximately- lafo only had, prior to 1959, teen built to i'reasonable standard, the river having hitherto bran- regarded as the spine of the The more important international roads which have been developed to a reasonable standard are maintained by the PubWc Works Department and are shown coloured blue on the attached 1/500,000 .. map of the Gambia