Takoradi-Agona Nkwanta road contractor asks residents to be patient

 The contractor working on the 23-kilometre Takoradi-Agona Nkwanta du­al-carriageway in the Western Region has appealed to residents living along the project site to be patient with the contractors, as they were doing everything possible to complete the project to save them from the incessant dusty situation.

The con­tractors, Messrs Justmoh Construction Limited, made the appeal in reaction to concerns of residents about the need to tackle the “dusty situation” and the “inconvenience motorists faced” on a daily basis.

Speaking to journalists during an inspection of prog­ress of work on the Kwesimin­stim through Apremdo, Apowa stretch on Tuesday, the Chief Executive Officer of Justmoh Construction Ltd, Dr Justice Amoh, indicated that for the past one month, the weather had been good, but, assured, engineers would ensure the periodic wa­tering of the project sites along the corridors, especially with the onset of dry weather would continue.

Dr Amoh assured that the teams were keen to ensure the project was completed on sched­ule for the benefit of the commu­nities and the nation at large.

The project, when complet­ed, Dr Amoh maintained, had a huge economic value even for the communities, save travelling time, energy and fuel cost, adding that, “so far so good. The project is progressing steadily, to deliver volumes of economic prospects for the Western Region, and the West African sub- region.”

Giving an update, the Ta­koradi Area Manager of the Gha­na Highway Authority (GHA), John Essah Amissah, reported that the 36-month Takoradi- Ag­ona Nkwanta project, executed by Justmoh Construction at the cost of $108.6 million, started in March 2024, would be completed by March 2027.

Presently, he said, the project progress was on course with the rehabilitation of the 3.8 kilo­metres stretch from Takoradi to Apremdo, adding “we are not changing any alignment, but, we’re put scarifiers, and put the base on it to ensure stabilisa­tion.”

The Apremdo- Agona Nkwan­ta section, would involve the dual­isation to expand and improve the existing single lane into a two-lane highway, with additional links including two concrete bridges at Apremdo and Ewusiejoe, the engineer added.

The existing steel bridges, he added, would give way for the construction of a new concrete bridges to enhance the problem of maintenance of the steel bridges.

He told the journalists the new Apremdo and Ewusiejoe bridges would ease traffic con­gestion in the corridor and also ensure the free -flow of goods and services along the ECOWAS sub -region.

Resident Engineer and Con­sultant, Comptran, Kofi Adjei Frempong, also assured that the project sought to deliver qual­ity services to ensure value for money.