The government of Ghana performed a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the commencement of asphalting works on the Okaikoi North inner road. The ceremony was graced by the New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament, Fuseini Issah and Minister of Roads and highways.
The 24km road project has been fully funded by the government at a tune of US $7m. The project will cover from Lapaz Nii Boi Junction on N1 Highways toward Fishpond. Work will include asphalting and re-building some major town roads, either the entrance or the exit to The Motorway extension known as the N1 Highway, including, Nii Boi Town, Fishpond, Achimota, Kisseiman, and Abofun.
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State of roads in Ghana
Resources Access Limited won the tender to develop the road and is expected to be completed in 18 months. According to Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, about 61% of roads in the country have been classified as poor. There are approximately 72,000km of roads in the country out of which 23% had been asphalted with 39% in good condition while the rest are classified as fair or poor.
“It is regrettable fact that their inner roads are left to deteriorate to unacceptable state but thank God, his excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has come to do it and he has declared this year, “the year of roads” and, we are beneficiaries. Major roads within the Municipality will go through asphalt overlay but deteriorating surfaces will see reconstruction first. We are going to cut and put crush rocks where the road is a bit worse,” said Project Manager, Daisy Augustine.
