GHC195million Dome-Kitaase road rehabilitation to begin in August — Roads Ministry

The Ministry of Roads and Highways is set to begin the rehabilitation of the 23km Dome-Kitaase road in August 2022.

“The rehabilitation of the 23-km Dome-Kitase Road is due to start in August 2022,” the Ministry has announced.

The Ministry on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, officially awarded the contract to a local construction company known as First Sky Limited with the sum of GHC 195 million, funded by the government of Ghana and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).

This was contained in a notice by the Ministry on its official Facebook page in the late hours of Wednesday, July 6, 2022, sighted by Modernghana News.

The notice further emphasized that the project, which will commence from the Some Roundabout and ends at Kitaase in the Eastern region, has been estimated to end after 24 months of its inception.

It adds, “The Road will serve as an alternative route to Peduase and Akuapem enclave and one of the prestigious Universities in the country, the Ashesi University.

“At a brief signing ceremony in Accra, the Minister said he was confident that First Sky Limited would deliver the project on time and “with all competence and efficiency.”

"We are hoping this announcement will finally see the work commence and be completed within the estimated time," it emphasized after the road had been abandoned for years.

Read the full notice below:

The rehabilitation of the 23-km Dome-Kitase Road is due to start in August 2022.

This was announced earlier today, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, when the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Amoako-Attah signed a contract with First Sky Limited, a local construction company in Accra.

The Project starts from the Dome Roundabout in the Greater Accra Region and ends at Kitase in the Eastern Region.

The project, estimated to cost GHC 195million is being funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the Government of Ghana.

It would be completed in 24 months upon commencement of work.

The Road will serve as an alternative route to Peduase and Akuapem enclave and one of the prestigious Universities in the country, the Ashesi University.

At a brief signing ceremony in Accra, the Minister said he was confident that First Sky Limited would deliver the project on time and with all competence and efficiency.