Loan to reconstruct Accra-Yamoransa road

Accra (Greater Accra) 12 July '99

 

The Government of Ghana has received a loan of 10.287 billion Japanese yen (about 86 million US dollars) from the Overseas Economic Co-operation Fund (OECF) of Japan for the reconstruction of the 115-kilometre Accra-Yamoransa Road to asphaltic concrete surface.

A statement released in Accra by the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) said work is expected to commence around June 2000.

It said the scope of work includes the construction of a 17-kilometre dual carriageway from Mallam in the Greater Accra Region to Kasoa in the Central Region, with the rest being single carriageway.

The drainage structures and the alignment of the road will also be improved upon.

Currently, consultants for the review and supervision of the work have been appointed, and the review of the design drawings of the road is in progress.

Meanwhile, the GHA has engaged two local contractors to repair "bad sections" of the road, especially between Mallam and Winneba, until the actual reconstruction work begins next year.

The Authority also expressed concern over the practice where people block sections of the side drains along the road with debris to create access to their property.

The GHA cautioned that the practice leads to "ponding" along the road and eventually to the seepage of water into the road structure, which consequently becomes soft and weakens.