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27.02.2015 Social News

Government working to fix roads - President Mahama

By GNA
Government working to fix roads - President Mahama
27.02.2015 LISTEN

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Accra, Feb 27, GNA - President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday said, government is working on many road projects to open up the country and to reduce road traffic accidents.

He said the construction of such roads would also help to boost economic activities, and bring foodstuffs to the market centres with ease.

President Mahama said this when he delivered the State of the Nation Address in Parliament in Accra.

He said despite the large number of road projects underway, there still remained a lot to be done in the sector.

'There is however considerable evidence to show that no effort is being spared to fix the country's roads and this year, we are beginning what would be the single largest intervention in the road sector in this country.

'The project would see investments of about GH¢1 billion in roads commencing this year and ending in 2019 during my second term in office and these projects will be funded with a mix of Cocoa infrastructure fund financing and Government of Ghana budgetary support,' he said.

He said, in the Western Region, work is progressing steadily on the 110km Agona Junction- Elubo road, the 94km Tarkwa-Bogoso-Ayamfuri road and the 52km Ayamfuri- Asawinso roads.

'Other roads works in the Region that will see intensified work include Sefwi-Bekwai-Eshiem, Sefwi Wiawso-Akontombra, Prestea- Samreboi, Benchema-Oseikojokrom and the Juabeso- Bodi- Akontombra roads.

'In the Sekondi-Takoradi Municipality, 20 kilometres of the town roads have been asphalted while work is about to start on another 25 kilometres. Construction work is also ongoing on the Kansaworodo bypass, Fijai bypass and Ntankofo link to help improve access within the twin city'.

He said work had also resumed on lots two and four of the Eastern Corridor Road in the Volta Region, including the Asikuma Junction-Kpeve, Dodo Pepesu- Nkwanta, Nkwanta-Oti Damanko stretches.

He said a number of roads have been completed in the Region while others are ongoing and it included the Sogakope-Battor, Juapong-Fodzoku- Torgome, Kete Krachi-Buya, Ho-Fume, Worawora- Dambai, Bame- Dzolokpuita-Kpedze, Ho-Adidome, Adutor-Akutukope, among others.

He said in the Greater Accra Region, various road projects had been completed and are visible to all regular users of our roads.

'The East Legon enclave roads have been resurfaced and others constructed. The Kwame Nkrumah Interchange is changing the landscape of the centre of Accra while the works on the Giffard (El Wak) Road is progressing smoothly. Even before it is opened fully to traffic, the benefits of the 37 - La Palm junction road are being felt.

'The Awoshie- Pokuase Road has been opened to traffic pending the final completion of works and other ancillary social intervention projects like markets, a hospital, schools and a lorry park. Also ongoing in Accra are the Burma Camp Road Phase one and two, the Spintex Road bypass, the Nungua-Sakumono Beach Road and the Ashaiman Highway Road,' he said.

He said government would this year, commenced work on the redevelopment of the Accra-Tema Motorway into a six-lane highway with interchanges while resurfacing works would also take place on roads in North and South Kanda, James Town, Adabraka, Mamprobi, Chorkor, Adenta and Madina.

'The 147-kilometre Fufulso-Sawla Road in the Northern Region is almost complete while the Buipe-Tamale road asphalt overlay has been completed, he said.

President disclosed that, work on the Kasoa Interchange in the Central Region, which comes with a major community-upgrading component involving the construction of schools, hospitals and water projects would commence in the coming weeks.

He said the project would remove one of the most frustrating bottlenecks in the country's road network.

'The Kasoa bypass, Mankessim-Abura Dunkwa, Assin-Twifo Praso, Essiam Town roads and the Breman Asikuma-Amanfopong road are but a few of the ongoing works to improve roads in the Region,' he said.

He said, in the Eastern region, work has resumed on the Kwafokrom- Apedwa road and will be completed in 12 months and also to receive renewed attention this year are the Nsawam- Apedwa road, Nsawam-Aburi, the Suhum-Asamankese and Nkawkaw- Atibie roads and the Oterkpolu- Odumase road has also been awarded on contract.

He said, in the Ashanti Region, work on the Sofoline Interchange would be completed this year, while the Assin Praso- Bekwai Road, which came with a two-lane bridge over the Pra River had been commissioned, including a 20km of Kumasi town roads, which have been upgraded, adding that another 40km of Kumasi roads would be upgraded this year.

He said in the Brong Ahafo Region, the Nsawkaw-Namase section of the Wenchi-Sampa Road, Berekum-Sampa, Atebubu-KwameDanso-Kwadwokrom, Goaso-Kukuom Junction, Prang-Kintampo, Kintampo- Abease and Dormaa Ahenkro-Nkrankwanta roads are receiving attention.

'In the Upper East Region, the Navrongo-Tumu, Navrongo-Tono, Bolgatanga-Bongo and Wikongo-Tongo Roads as well as the Bolga-Bawku, Misiga-Kulungugu and Sandema-Wiesi roads are going to receive aggressive attention,'.

'In the Upper West Region, the Nadowli-Lawra-Hamile, Wa-Bulenga and Wa-Dorimon, Wa-Han, Tumu-Han and Navrongo-Tumu roads together with the construction of steel bridges on the Yala-Sombisi, Tantale-Tuvuu, Tuvuu-Lzabisi and Wa-Walewale Roads demonstrate our commitment to giving the people of the region motorable roads,' he said.

Under the Cocoa Roads Project, a number of feeder, urban and highway roads are earmarked for construction central, Ashanti, Eastern, Western, Volta and Brong Ahafo Region.

GNA

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