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The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta has expressed shock over shoddy work done on the Konongo-Praaso Road in the Ashanti Region

The Roads Minister who was outraged during a working visit to some of the ongoing road projects in the Ashanti Region was worried over the poor work executed by the road contractor and has ordered him to better it or else the project would be assigned to another contractor.

"This road is badly shaped and, it won’t last long as expected," the Minister noted.

Hon. Amoako Atta said the government cannot waste the resources on poor and shoddy works because the people deserve better.

He also took time to inspect the Anwia Nkwanta-Obuasi stretch which is under construction by the Joshob Construction and later the 20km Obuasi Township Road by the Justmo construction.

The Obuasi Township Road is expected to be completed in March 2022 though work was far advanced.

The Anwia Nkwanta-Obuasi Road has always been in the news for its poor state which according to drivers and passengers, plying the stretch has been stressful.

The Minister was, however, satisfied with the progress of work and lauded the two construction companies, adding that local contractors need capacity building because per his observations he is confident they can take international assignments like any other foreign contractor.

He said his government is ready to support these local contractors by paying their monies on time and also supervise their works regularly to keep them on track.

Parliament recently approved a $150-million loan from the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the development of road infrastructure in the country under the Transport Sector Improvement Project (TSIP).