People with disabilities will organize collection of toll booths – The Minister of the Road

Company News of Thursday, January 24, 2019

Source: Fred Duhoe

2019-01-24

"We have experimented and implemented the collection of tolls at various toll stations on our roads by people with disabilities and this has proven to be very effective so far," say the Minister of Roads and Roads, Kwesi Amoko-Atta. took his turn at the government's "Meet the Press" session at the Ministry of Information.

He said that in July 2017, the ministry hired seventy-four (74) people with disabilities to receive and issue tickets. The figure increased by 19% in October of the same year, bringing to 93 the total number of people with disabilities.

Kwesi Amoako-Atta said: "We want to achieve a 100% success rate of people with disabilities who receive tolls on our roads because of their efficiency", which will serve as a source of income for their independence.

In his January 22 address, the Minister stated that all roads started under the NPP Government, as well as those abandoned, would be completed.

He felt that "any incomplete road is not useful for the people," adding that President Akufo-Addo has instructed all ministries to ensure the completion of all incomplete infrastructure projects inherited and currently allocated by his government.

The series Meet the Press, an initiative of the Ministry of Information, aims to frequently inform the media and inform Ghanaians of government programs and projects developed by different ministries.

The Ministry of Road and Highway took its turn under the leadership of the sector minister, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, who expressed the hope that the agreement of two billion dollars (2 Billion dollars) signed by the government by the government will see the total face-lift of the sector's infrastructure is working on 442 km of roads across the country.

According to him, "the ten regions, including the six newly created regions, will have their fair share of road projects, and when the president finishes his last two years, Ghanaians will understand what that means". change Ghana ".

He insisted on the need for pedestrians to use the Adenta Bridge when it will be completed in April 2019 and by other bridges to help limit needlestick and death recorded on our roads. .

A statistical breakdown revealed that 77% of the country's roads are unpaved (no asphalt) on a total road network of 72,381 km.

The roads considered good are 39%, the roads are fair 32% and 29% in very bad conditions.

He said he is aware of some non-drivable road conditions and is working with his team of engineers and technocrats to solve the country's poor road network.

Bad roads in Ghana have become a challenge for people with disabilities as their movement is hampered. People with disabilities have been neglected and discriminated against over the years, although the Disability Act 715 pbaded in 2006 did not fully endorse their intent, as many buildings and roads remain inaccessible.