The Ministry of Roads and Highways has begun the construction of a road network on the damaged roads in the Upper West Region this week.
The Ministry has selected four contractors to reconstruct the damaged roads. They are P&W Ghanem Ltd, Ashcan Investment Ltd, Maripoma Ltd, and Mawums Ltd.
These contractors were selected based on “proximity to the affected areas and their ability to mobilize quickly to site.”
The works which involve site clearing and demolition, earthworks, concrete works, road pavement works, and road surfacing work are estimated at GHc50milion.
The Sector Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah made this known during a meeting with the selected contractors in Accra.
According to the Minister, excessive rainfall, with associated floods affected eight road networks in the region.
He said Yizi, which lies between Nadowi and Yagha on route R132, a location between Guoriyiri and Nadowi on route N12, and a location just before Daffiema on the Sambo-Daffiema Road was the worst affected with roads completely cut off, making it impossible for motorists to ply these sections.
“These are heavily trafficked routes, serving as the main routes of transit for heavy-goods vehicles travelling to the Ghana-Burkina-Faso Border,” he noted.
The Minister named the other five affected roads as the location between Fian and Bussie on route N18, the location between Serekpere and Guoriyiri on route N12, Dapuori, which lies between Nadowli and Jirapa on route N12, Duong on the Sambo-Daffiema road, and 2 low-lying areas between Fian and Daffiema.
“Government will do whatever it takes to make funds available to undertake this national exercise,” the Minister assured.
He urged the contractors to “work together as a team and with speed.”
BY Daniel Bampoe