Tag Archives: BRIDGE

Hundreds of residents of old and new Akwidaa townships and nestling communities in the Western Region have been left stranded in their various communities after a bridge connecting the communities collapsed. The residents including traders and especially school children have now been compelled to use an alternative road which is …

Residents who live in the Twifo Praso section of the Central Region are stranded because a bridge at Jukwa linking Cape Coast to Twifo Praso had caved in. Citi News understands that the issue affected the road, preventing motorists from crossing. A source close to the development told Citi News that, …

Cocoa farmers around Elubo in the Jomoro District of the Western Region now use a makeshift wooden bridge and walk for about 7 kilometers just to avoid using the Tano River, where Ivorian rebels attack them for their produce. TV3 in February 2021 carried a story in which they complained about …

Residents of the Kassena-Nankana West District, who ply the Paga-Manyoro-Sirigu road, have been left stranded after the steel bridge at Paga-Navio collapsed, GhanaWeb’s Upper East Correspondent, Senyalah Castro, reports. The important bridge, which connects the district capital Paga, reportedly collapsed today (March 23) when heavy-duty cargo plied it. The truck, …

A man was killed after allegedly crashing his SUV into the concrete support structure of the overhead bridge on the M4 Ruth First Highway, in Durban. Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said the man, believed to be in his forties, was found severely entrapped in the wreckage with critical injuries. …

An unidentified man has been found dead under a bridge near University of Health and Allied Sciences in the Ho Municipality. The man was found wrapped in black polythene and tied with a sellotape. According to sources, the body of the man was believed to have been dumped under the …

A truck distributing flour to Senior High Schools in Eastern Region has been involved in an accident at St. Stephen’s Senior High Technical School (STEPSS) at Akyem Asiakwa in Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern Region. This was after a wooden bridge connecting the school collapsed. The accident occurred Tuesday, …

Govt to complete unfinished road projects Minister of Roads and Highways expresses gov’t’s plan to develop roads Accra-Kumasi Road to be worked on this year A new document from the Ministry of Roads and Highways has shown that this year, nine major road projects across the country will be undertaken …

Residents at Abuakwa-Dadease in the Atwima Nwabiagya South District in the Ashanti Region have vowed to boycott the 2024 polls if their bridge which has been broken for about six years is not fixed.   Some have even threatened to chase out politicians who will come to their area to …

Residents at Ohwim Tigo Junction in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region are calling on the authorities to fix their collapsed bridge which has become a death trap. The bridge which links Kronum Abuohia to adjoining communities, according to commuters was constructed just about two years ago, but currently serving …