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Work starts oN 38.7 million (GH) cedi
Madina-Pantang road
Accra, June 9, Ghanadot/GNA – President John Agyekum Kufuor
on Monday performed the ceremony for re-construction work to
begin on the GH¢ 38.7 million Madina-Pantang section of the
Tetteh Quarshie Interchange-Manfe road.
The 5.6 kilometre dual carriageway would complete the
development of the entire corridor. Already the Tetteh
Quarshie Interchange and the Pantang-Manfe-Akuapem roads had
been completed, while work on the Madina section is
on-going.
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and
the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) are financing the
project with counterpart funding by the Government.
The job awarded to China Water and Electric Corporation is
expected to be completed within 18 months.
President Kufuor charged the Transportation Ministry and its
agencies to step up their supervisory and monitoring roles
to help Ghana get value for money for the numerous on-gong
road projects.
Road users, on their part, should endeavour to safeguard the
integrity of the road network and other national assets
provided at huge costs to the tax payer.
President Kufuor described the project as yet another
milestone in the Government’s resolve and commitment to
provide sound and reliable social and economic
infrastructure base, to facilitate and enhance the
productive capacity of the people.
The road development programme pursued over the last seven
years had proved to be a welcome catalyst to the positive
pace of the socio-economic transformation taking place in
the country, he noted.
He used the occasion to convey appreciation to Ghana’s
development partners for their financial and technical
support.
“Indeed, their support and co-operation have gone a long way
to facilitate the achievement of this remarkable success.”
President Kufuor said he was confident that with the
tremendous success made, the nation could continue to count
on their support and cooperation.
Dr Richard Anane, Transportation Minister, said the
successful completion of the project would ease the present
traffic congestion on that route to the capital city, Accra,
from the Eastern Region.
The reduction of travel time, he said, would benefit traders
and workers who commuted to work in Accra along the
Koforidua-Akuapem Ridge-Accra route.
The Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ms Theresa
Amarley Tagoe, said the region had had its fair share of
development and that the country was on the right path to
development.
GNA
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