Madina-Adenta footbridges to get stairscases – Highways Authority

General News of Friday, May 3, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-05-03

Resident engineer from the Ghana Highways Authority working on the Madina-Adenta footbridges, Shamsu Deen Isah, has badured the public will be constructed as part of the footbridges to make them more accessible.

According to him, one of the six footbridges will be completed.

His comments are on the back of a section of the public regarding the design of the footbridges. While others have raised concerns about the amount of time, they have complained about the distance.

But speaking on 3FM's Sunrise with Winston Amoah, the engineer said there is no cause for alarm.

"We have planned to add staircases to four of the six footbridges. The addition has already started, "he told Winston on Friday.

He explained that the construction of the footbridges was informed by law, which enjoined all public facilities to be disability friendly.

"The footbridges are constructed to be disability friendly. The disability friendliness has become compulsory by law ", he said.

He added other parameters considered in the construction of the footbridges were safety and the availability of space.

Mr. Isah, however, named the Ritz Junction and Firestone Footbridges as not being staircases, noting, the Zongo Junction and WASS footbridges are still under consideration.