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General News of Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Source: dailyguideafrica.com
2019-01-23
play the videoKwasi Amoako-Atta with Dokuaa Asiamah Agyei, Deputy Minister of Roads and Deputy Minister of Information
President Akufo-Addo has asked all heads of ministries, agencies and departments to ensure the completion of abandoned infrastructure projects, particularly roads, covering several administrations.
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, said Tuesday in Accra that he had addressed reporters during the series of meetings with the press organized by the Ministry of the Interior. Information.
Giving an update of the road sector since the inauguration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in power on January 7, 2017, he pointed out that it was "useless" to launch projects for the first time. infrastructure when they can not be completed.
As a result, he stated that arrangements had been made for the Ministry of Roads and Highways to take over all the remaining routes in the cocoa sector to ensure their completion.
The minister revealed that President Akufo-Addo had ordered the Ministry of Roads and Roads to ensure the full payment of all contractors building pedestrian bridges on the N4 Adenta-Madina highway.
He added that the president had been in charge long before the protests of the Madina, Accra residents, who were wronged, following the murder of a student by a vehicle.
He added that the project's original contractor, China Water Corporation, had abandoned the project started under Kufuor's previous administration and returned to China because the previous administration owed him between 80 and 45 million GH ¢ and not he had not paid.
However, Mr. Amoako-Atta indicated that in the spirit of wanting to complete all the abandoned projects, the Akufo-Addo administration had managed to convince the entrepreneurs to return to Ghana and badured the inhabitants of Adenta-Madina that By April 2019, the bridges would be completed, indicating that the six contractors working on the six bridges had been fully paid.
Paved roads
According to the minister, in January 2017, when the NPP took office, only 23% of the 72,381 km of roads were paved after 60 years of independence.
Regarding the state of the roads in Ghana in 2017, Mr. Amoako-Atta revealed that only 39% were considered good, 32% considered equitable and 29% in poor condition.
Debt
He said that in 2017, the new administration had inherited a total debt of 1.56 billion GH ¢ in the roads sector, of which 506 million GH ¢ on the amount due to the Fund and GH ¢ 1.06 million to the Consolidated Fund.
Regulation of 3.5 billion GH ¢
According to the minister, an amount of 3.5 billion GH ¢ was released to allow his ministry to pay all debts incurred by road contractors in the country.
Interview
According to the minister, a total of 101 100 km of roads will have to be maintained this year in the country.
According to the minister, the Ministry of the Sector, as well as its agencies and departments, must also undertake rehabilitation works of 50 km of national roads, 60 km of urban roads and 450 km of feeder roads.
The minister explained that some of the maintenance works would include punctual improvements, graveling, asphalt overlay, partial reconstruction work on 55 km of national roads, 500 km of feeder roads and road construction. 400 km of urban roads.
Maintenance cost
Mr. Amoako-Atta said that in 2018, an amount of GH ¢ 1.407 billion had been disbursed for maintenance work, initiatives of the agencies under the Ministry and reimbursement of the remaining part due to A UBA loan.
Kumasi Roads
He said some of the roads in Kumasi City would be improved in 2019.
He reiterated that "the Kumasi City Roads project should include 150 km of paved roads, 145 km of roads as well as the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 180 km of existing roads".
"The work on the roads of Kumasi City is a top priority for the government, hence the decision of President Akufo-Addo to cut the foundations of the project in August 2018," he added.
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