77% of unpaved roads – Minister of the Road

General News of Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Source: adomonline.com

2019-01-23

It has been revealed that 77% of the roads in the country have not been paved.

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, revealed that there are about 72,000 kilometers of roads in the country, of which 23% have been paved.

"After more than 60 years of independence, only 28% of the country's roads have been paved. I can tell you that 77% are very poor, "he said Wednesday in an interview on the show" Dwaso Nsem "of the Adom FM show.

Amoako-Atta, who is also the MP for Atiwa West, said a payment of 3.5 billion Ghanaian cedis had been made available to his subcontractors for executed work.

The government, he noted, would invest heavily in road, rail and air transport with various sources of funding.

He added: "It is important to get rid of squatters and create a space for the work of entrepreneurs. We will use legitimate legal means. "

He noted that "work has begun on the Teshie link. The contract has been terminated and rewarded and work will begin in the next three weeks.

The government led by Akufo-Addo, Mr. Amoako-Atta, pointed out that he was about to ensure the regular payment of road construction companies despite the financial difficulties that he was currently experiencing , so as to guarantee the quality of the work provided.