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General News of Monday, July 22, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-07-22
Part of the LEKMA road.
The government, in partnership with Messers DSR Holdings Inc., a Dubai-based company, has selected a contractor to complete the work on Teshie Link Road.
This follows an offer made by the UAE company to the Ministry of Roads and Highways to finance the road known as the LEKMA road and other roads.
The Minister of Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who announced this news at a press conference in Accra, said the company had indicated that it would seek funds from the Belarusian Development Bank and the Bank for Investment and Development of ECOWAS (EBID).
He added that a list of conditions had already been transmitted to the Ministry of Finance by the Ministry of Roads and Roads and that it had still not been submitted to the Cabinet for approval. and Parliament.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah stated that the Ministry of Roads and Roads subsequently submitted a request and obtained the approval of the Authority for Public Procurement (APP) as sole supplier for a contractor under reserves the necessary approvals.
"This proposal is necessary to ensure that sufficient funds are available for work," added the Minister of Information.
State of the road
The 7.5-kilometer Teshie link remained the hardest link in Teshie, ranked eighth largest municipality in the country.
The road connects Teshie Lascala, Agblizaa and the Manet Estate to Spintex Road, thus constituting an important link within and outside the region.
Residents and commuters were right to complain about the bad shape of the road, decrying the potholes that are growing and growing by the day as well as the unbearable dust that it generates.
Patients who go to the LEKMA Hospital, located along the stretch, still have to endure the discomfort of bumpy walks on the potholed stretch.
Due to the nature of the road, it is also difficult for emergencies to rush to or from the hospital, as drivers must always slow down to not aggravate their condition.
Almost all the surfaces of the LEKMA hospital are covered with dust, the operating theater also having its fair share.
On-site contractor
Oppong Nkrumah said that the company, in consultation with the ministry of the sector, had already mobilized a contractor to go there.
Cocoa road project
The Minister of Information also said that under the "Cocoa Project" initiative, the government had mobilized 3 billion GH ¢ for the construction of cocoa production roads across the country.
The project, which began under the previous government, was suspended in July 2017 by COCOBOD due to discrepancies and financial irregularities in the award of certain contracts.
After nearly two years of difficulties, the Ministry of Roads and Roads, he said, will now resume work on abandoned projects from the second half of this year.
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