The Akufo-Addo government is in the process of awarding contracts for the repair of some 253 roads which are believed to be in deplorable condition.
Government had earlier complained that it inherited an GHc11.6 billion debt in the road sector from the Mahama administration, hence there was no money to fix faulty roads or construct new ones.
“The debt overhang in the Ministry is huge; close to GH¢ 11.6 billion in commitments, all contracts put together and that is big,” Anthony Karbo, a deputy Minister of Roads told Citi News in August.
In the latest development however, the Ministry of Roads and Highways in a public notice, announced that it has started receiving bids for the patching of potholes as well as sectional repairs on the 253 trunk roads nationwide.
“The Ministry of Roads and Highways, acting through the Ghana Highway Authority, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders i.e. MRH Classes A3-A4, to carry out routine maintenance works listed hereunder,” the Ministry stated.
Under the project, the Central and Ashanti Regions have the highest number of beneficiary roads with 52 slots each, followed by the Eastern Region which has 42 roads earmarked to be fixed.
Brong Ahafo Region has the third highest list earmarked roads of 24, Western Region, 16, Northern Region, 15, Volta Region, 15, Greater Accra, 14.
Upper West and Upper East Regions have the lowest number of roads under the project which are 12 and 11 respectively.
Government conducts roll call of road construction companies
This comes on the back of moves by government to compile the list of road construction companies in the country.
The Ministry of Roads about two weeks ago, began “compiling names of prospective companies who have the expertise to undertake works in respect of the following activities: Road line marketing, construction of pedestrian guard rails, construction of crush barriers, maintenance of green areas, pot-hole patching and vegetation control.”
Osafo Maafo laments inflated cost of road projects
The NPP government had accused the former administration of awarding road contracts through restricted tendering.
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, also on Monday, September 25, 2017, bemoaned what he calls corrupt practices within the country’s road sector.
According to him, some road contractors intentionally inflate the cost of roads, adding that, such practices have had adverse effect on the country’s funding sources.
Speaking at an event to officially commence the upgrade of the Accra-Tema Motorway on Monday, Osafo- Maafo said the cost of road construction in Ghana must conform to international standards.
“If you go to the score card of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, they describe the sources of our poor performance in the road sector. They talk about lack of adequate funds, technical know-how, but they also talk about corruption. It’s something we should also pay attention to. We must have value for money in the road sector,” he added.
Below is the full list of roads captured under the maintenance project:
Source: Citinews
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ALL Volta Region roads are only to be pothole filled? The road to Mount Afadjato through Liati Soba is AWFUL. Nothing about that? Other Regions are having new road constructions. Volta? Filling of potholes. The road from Asikuma through Peki to Kpeve and Hohoe is a death trap. NDC started it, NPP stopped it. And what do we have now? Tweeah.
BEREKUSU ROAD IS IN A BAD STATE.
and again my village road in the eastern region Huhunya-Klo-Agogo (Boti falls area) is left out. I can only blame our leaders who ***barred word*** abt the area yet that is where the chunk of district's revenue is generated. they ***barred word*** bcos they drive cars that can withstand the bad road to go and collect the monies, go back to Somanya and spend it. I hope one day the MP or MCE gets an accident on that road when going to campaign. I will be praying they dont die but have one or two legs broken.
please Eastern Region roads oooo. Nana you are our last hope. all the roads in the eastern region are bad. we look up to Nana and his government to fix these roads for us in your 4 year term not 8 year. urgent look at Nkawkaw/Abirem/Kade Road please. This is where proper gold mining is being done by Newmont Ghana and it is bringing the nation millions of dollars in taxes every quarter when we read the newspapers. let the people from these communities also benefit from their natural resources wai. Nana beye, NPP beye - we trust!!
Nana we voted for youoo so plesae 50-50,,,,,,SAMPA
@ Atta Mensah,the road from hohoe to jasikan is very bad i call it death trap and the road from bolgatanga to bawku to is more than death trap, glory be to Allah n NPP for looking at those roads, long live NPP long live GHANA GHANA IS WORKING AGAIN.
NO MENTION OF SISSALA EAST AND WEST IN THE ROAD, WHAT IS WRONG WITH NPP AND KARBO.
So there is no consideration for roads in the Ga Central Constituency, Ablekuma,Tabora Isreal, Agape,Olebu, Borkorbor ? Hmmmmmm
Infact, The high way stretch from Manet Junction on the Spintex road to Teshie township has to be tarred. This i believe would ease the traffic on the Spintex road. Motorist around Spintex can ply that road straight through teshie then to accra than to come all the way to Accra Mall and use the Polo court road to accra. Besides, lets make our second class roads tarred.
Didnt see abgogbloshie