Tag Archives: ROAD

“Himan and Prestea Inner – City Asphalt Roads, My Greatest Joy” – Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi

When Government initiated the Sinohydro Deal to undertake major infrastructural projects across the country, the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana His. Exellency Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia visited Prestea and promised Prestea and Himan would benefit from the Sinohydro arrangement. The $2 billion Master Project Support was agreed between …

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Assin Atonsu portion of Cape Coast-Kumasi highway caves-in

A section of the Cape Coast-Fosu-Kumasi Highway has caved in at Atonsu, near Assin Fosu in the Assin Central Municipality of the Central Region. The situation is making vehicular movement difficult. Residents said that section of the road had shown cracks, a sign of possible cave-in, for some years now. …

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Four dead in gory accident on Kumasi-Bawku road

Four persons have been confirmed dead after their vehicle traveling from Kumasi to Bawku crashed into the Nasia bridge in the North East Region Tuesday morning. Thirty others who were on the vehicle have also been hospitalized at the Walewale Government Hospital after they sustained injuries. Reports say the vehicle …

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33 people killed in road accidents on Wenchi road – Report

A total of 33 persons died as a result of road accidents in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region in 2020 alone, MyNewsGh.com reports. These road accidents totaling 55 were as a result of over speeding, lack of maintenance, potholes on highways and non-compliance to road traffic rules and …

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Akufo-Addo declares 2021 as year of roads again

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has once again declared 2021 as the year of roads. This is to complete some developmental projects his administration began work on during his first term in office. The president further indicated that the declaration of 2021 as the year of roads is aimed at solving the …

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Adumasa wants road rehabilitated

The citizens of Adumasa cluster of villages in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region have reiterated the call on the Government to rehabilitate the deplorable feeder road in the area. Adumasa comprised Besenkwanta, Akurakese, and Odikro Community among other villages with a total population of about 720 people, with …

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Election 2020: Kwesimintim residents block roads over poor roads

Residents of Whindo in the Kwesimintim constituency in the Western region Monday morning blocked roads to prevent officials of the Electoral Commission from assessing polling stations as they protested over the poor nature of their roads. An eyewitness Emmanuel Afful who reported from the constituency stated that the residents in …

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Wawase youth block roads over robbery attacks, killings

Some irate youth in the Afigya Kwabre District town of Wawase in the Ashanti Region blocked all major roads in the town in protest against incessant robbery attacks in the area. The latest is the killing of a 58-year-old woman by some unidentified men on Thursday, November 27, 2020. The …

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A/R: 434 road accident deaths recorded in 10 months

The Ashanti Region recorded 434 cases of road crash deaths and 3,110 injuries from January to October this year. The deaths and injuries were recorded from 2,688 crashes. Superintendent Emmanuel Adu Boahen, the Regional MTTD Commander, said the figure is low compared to road crashes that occurred within the same …

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Man killed by tricycle on Akyem Dwenase dusty road; residents threaten vote boycott

Residents of Dwenase in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region have threatened to boycott the upcoming December polls if nothing is done about the dusty state of their roads.   This follows the death of a 50-year-old man, who was ran over and killed by a rickshaw on …

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