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Last year at least 1,200 kilometers of asphalt pavement were completed, in line with President Akufo-Addo’s declaration of 2020 as the “Year of the Roads”.
In addition, the Ministry of Roads and Highways was able to complete the surface dressing of 55 road projects, resulting in more than 20,000 km of roads, and built six interchanges and bridges across the country. .
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the designated minister of roads and highways, said this on Tuesday when he appeared before the parliamentary appointments committee for verification.
He said that despite government efforts to help local entrepreneurs build their capacity by coming together to bid on big contracts, many of them preferred to stay solo, which did not bode well for them. growth.
He said the construction was capital intensive and advised local entrepreneurs not to operate on an individual basis as it would make it difficult to build their capacity.
“In the future, as a country, there must be efforts to pay local entrepreneurs on time so that they don’t lose out in terms of paying high interest to banks, among others,” the candidate said. .
Mr. Amoako-Atta was reappointed by President Akufo-Addo for the same ministerial portfolio.
He is the Member of Parliament for Atiwa West and has been instrumental in promoting the “Year of the Roads” program, which has seen the asphalting of many roads in the country’s capitals and regional districts.
— GNA
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