Tag Archives: ROADS

The President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disclosed that his government, since assuming office in January 2017, has constructed 432 kilometres of roads in the Volta Region alone, a feat he describes as unprecedented. The roads include the completion of the dualisation of the 22km Ho main road, the …

The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah appears to be on a massive spree to correct the wrongs in the roads sector. In recent times, the minister has been captured, publicly rebuking persons who have been caught involved in acts that compromise the work of his sector and affect roads. Most recently, …

Angry Minister of Roads and Highway, Kwasi Amoako Atta ordered the arrest of two illegal miners and forced them to wash mud on portions of tarred Akrofufu to Twapease road in Atiwa West District in Eastern region. The illegal miners were carting excavator with low bed truck vehicle from their …

Two people were shot in separate incidents during the taxi strike in Cape Town on Monday morning. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the first death occurred when a motorist fired shots at “assailants” who appeared to have been stoning vehicles. “An individual was shot dead and three others injured …

The New Patriotic Party(NPP) Constituency Chairman for Assin North in the Central Region, Ben Effah, has dismissed claims that the government has hurriedly started constructing roads in the area to win votes in the upcoming by-election. Assin North constituency has, in the past few days, witnessed the deployment of over …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirant for Kumawu Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mr Kwasi Amankwa, has described as “insulting” the governing party’s decision to construct some roads in the area due to the impending by-election. Mr Amankwa, popularly called Tom-C, noted that had the MP on the ticket …

  SMC contractors and their employees of the Ghana Highways Authority across the country numbering over four thousand seven hundred have urged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe Road Minister Hon. Kwasi Amoakoh Attah, Chief Director, Ministry of Highways, Ing Dr Abass, as well as the Chief …

The Association of Road Contractors in Ghana has say Ghanaians should not expect to get good roads  in the next few years. Chairman of the association, Mr John Afful revealed that, it will be difficult for his members to provide the country with quality roads because successive governments have refused to …

Parliament’s Select Committee has issued a number of conditions under which government’s decision to reintroduce road tolls will be accepted. Minister of finance Ken Ofori-Atta in a letter to the Roads Minister Kwasi Amoako-Atta has proposed about 85% increment in previous rates before the suspension of tolling. Speaking to Starr …

Some residents of three communities in Ahafo Ano South West district of the Ashanti Region have hinted of planned demonstration to protest against bad roads in their area.   It’s about a 30 kilometre road that links Beposo, Mankranso and Kunsu, which according to the residents, the assembly has failed …