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Kwaku Agyeman Kwarteng
February 10, 2022
Parliament on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 approved two Commercial Contract Agreements for the construction of some selected roads and bridges in the country.
The two agreements include:
i) the Commercial Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (acting through the Ministry of Roads and Highways and represented by the Ghana Highway Authority) and Contracta Construction UK Limited for an amount of One Hundred and Fifty Million Euros (€150,000,000.00) for the Construction of the Bunso — Adawso Road and specified approach roads to the Adawso Bridge Project.
The 104Km road project would comprise Takorowatwen — Ekyi Amanfrom Road— 22Km; Adawso —Kwahu Tafo Road—20Km; Kwahu Tafo – Miaso Road – 29km; Miaso – Begoro Road – 26km; and Begoro – Obuoho Road – 7km
ii) the Design-Build Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (acting through the Ministry of Roads and Highways and represented by the Ghana Highway Authority) and BNIP-JansonAdowso Consortium of Netherlands for an amount of Two Hundred Million Euros (€200,000,000.00) for the Construction of a Bridge over the Volta River at Adawso-Ekyi Amanfrom (3.0km long).
Addressing the media, Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Transport, Mr. Kennedy Nyarko Osei said these two projects are very significant and important to the Ghanaian people especially the bridge describing it as the first and longest bridge in West Africa, the first of its kind in Ghana.
“I believe several governments have tried to assist the good people of Donkorkrom and those who live around but unfortunately, none of them have been successful. But president Akuffo Addo and his government with the determination and commitment irrespective of wherever people live has taken it on board to ensure that he would extend all infrastructure development to every corner of this country, and for him and his government to secure such a facility to construct such a bridge over the Afram river which spans about 3kilometers. I think it is something that the Ghanaian people must know about it”.
He said this would be a legacy project that he would be remembered for as being the chairman of the Committee during which period the loan was secured.
He asserts that this is not the only project government is working on indicating that there are several mega projects that are ongoing. “This year government is going to do about seven interchanges; four of them would be in the Ashanti Region, very significant.”
Contesting the usual question people ask about what government has used the loans it has contracted for, he said most of the projects takes several months to complete, citing the bridge over the Afram River which is expected for completion in 36 months when it commences.
Dominic Shirimori/Ghanamps.com