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98 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana 99 EXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS “We are working on many road projects to open up the country to reduce road traffic accidents, boost economic activities, and bring foodstuffs to the market centres with ease. Despite the large number of road projects underway, there still remains 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”. President John Dramani Mahama State of the Nation Address, 2015 Newly completed Sekondi-Takoradi via Kojokrom Railway Line
100 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana 101 Kwame Nkrumah Interchange Ghana’s total motorable road network stands at 71,063 km. One of the key planks of President Mahama’s transformation agenda is to expand and modernizse the road network. This is a prerequisite to open up the country in order to reduce road traffic accidents and congestion, boost economic activities and move goods and services freely. Unparalled investments have been made in road projects across the country in the last few years. The five year, GH¢3 billion, Cocoa Roads Improvement Programme (CRIP) has commenced with ongoing construction of several roads in cocoa-growing areas. Beyond the massive road construction in cocoa growing areas, other road projects funded from various sources are underway. A summary of the regional breakdown of these road projects is as follows: Greater Accra Region In the Greater Accra Region, major road projects such as the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, the Ring Road Flyover, the Awoshie-Pokuase Road (including a community upgrading component comprising 14 schools, a market, a lorry station, two health facilities at Ofankor and Amasaman and water projects), the Giffard Road, the Burma Camp Road Phases 1 and 2, the Spintex Road by-pass, the Boundary Gulf House Road, the Teshie- Nungua-Sakumono Beach Road, the Ashaiman Road and some of the Gang of Four Roads (Tetteh- Quarshie Interchange– Adenta and the Achimota Ofankor), among others, have either been completed or are close to completion. Additional resurfacing works will also be executed in Ningo –Prampram, Tema, Ashaiman, Nungua, Teshie, La and Accra Central. Preparatory works for the redevelopment of the Accra- Tema Motorway into a six-lane road with four interchanges (Adjei Kojo, Abattoir, Teshie Link, Tema Roundabout) have begun. Several roads in Accra are also being asphalted. Eastern Region In the Eastern Region, work on the Suhum, Asamankese and Kyebi town roads have commenced. The procurement of works on The five year, GH¢3 billion, Cocoa Roads Improvement Programme (CRIP) has commenced with ongoing construction of several roads in cocoa-growing areas. the Kade town roads is ongoing. These works are being funded by the Cocobod. Work has resumed on the Kwafokrom-Apedwa Road and the south-bound carriageway is completed. Other roads, either completed, under construction or awarded for construction in the region include the Nsawam-Apedwa, the Adomi Bridge which is scheduled to be completed in 2015, Koforidua- Bunso, Nsawam-Aburi, Nkawkaw by-pass, Nkawkaw-Atibie and Suhum-Asamankese. The contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of Adeiso–Asamankese, Nsawam– Asamankese, Osenase–Akwatia,
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