President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod For Kumasi Roads Facelift Project
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 10th August, 2018, at the start of his 5-day tour
of the Ashanti Region, cut the sod for the commencement of the Kumasi
roads facelift project.
The project, funded by the Government of Ghana, Road
Fund and the French Development Agency, will ensure that 260 kilometres
of roads within the Kumasi Metropolis, Ejisu Juaben, Sekyere East,
Bekwai and Mampong municipal areas, witness major improvements.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Akufo-Addo noted
that the present state of roads in the Kumasi does not befit its status
as Ghana’s 2nd largest city, the reason why Government is committed to
improving quickly the condition of the roads in Kumasi, and by extension
in the Ashanti Region.
That is why Government, through the Ministry of Roads and Highways, has begun work on some critical roads in the region.
These include the Kumasi Drainage and Roads Extension
Project, which involves the construction of the lake road into a
two-by-two dual carriageway, from the Coca Cola bottling plant to
Dompoase junction; lining of the Sissai River for two kilometres, to
reduce the incidence of flooding; construction of critical bridges and
footbridges over the Sissai river to connect communities along the
river; and asphaltic overlay of ten kilometres of roads within the
project area.
Additionally, the President indicated the facelift
project will involve the rehabilitation of 100 kilometres of roads
within Kumasi and Mampong, and the construction of over 100 kilometres
of highways and feeder roads in the Region, all funded by the Sino-Hydro
facility.
The project, he added, will also take into account
the remodelling of the four roundabouts, between Ejisu and the Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and also asphaltic overlay
on 135 kilometres of roads within the Kumasi Metropolis, to deal with
the issue of potholes, and, thereby, give the roads in the Metropolis a
new lease of life.
“Let me use this occasion also to announce that,
before the end of this year, construction works will begin for the
dualization of the road from Accra to Kumasi,” President Akufo-Addo
said, much to the delight of the gathering.
On other road projects in the offing include the
construction of the Tamale interchange, which will be the first
interchange in the North, the construction of the Suame Interchange, the
PTC interchange in Takoradi and the completion of the Sofoline project.
President Akufo-Addo urged the Ministry of Roads and
Highways and its implementing agencies to ensure that adequate and
proper supervision is given to all the works being undertaken, and,
thereby, guarantee value for money.
“I urge all those whose properties might be affected
by the various projects to co-operate with the Ministry of Roads and
Highways and other relevant state institutions in accessing the
compensation due them. We shall ensure that fair and adequate
compensation is be paid to all persons and properties that shall be
affected,” he added.
These projects, the President said, represent an
exciting phase in the infrastructural development not only of Asanteman,
and, but, indeed, of the entire country.
“We are on the cusp of a bold, new beginning, and I
urge all Ghanaians to join hands with Government as we strive to bring
progress and prosperity to all parts of our country,” he added.
Prior to the ground-breaking ceremony, President
Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,
to inform him of his 5-day tour of the Region, and the activities he
will be undertaking whilst in the Region.
The Asantehene, on his part, thanked the President for the gesture of his visit, and wished him well during the tour.
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