The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has declared that the Accra-Cape Coast highway, which collapsed on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, is now accessible to motorists.
On that day, motorists traveling on the Accra-Cape Coast road found themselves stranded due to the Okyereko Bridge’s collapse over the River Ayensu in the Gomoa East district of the Central Region.
The bridge reportedly gave way due to heavy rainfall and the diversion of the River Ayensu by the road contractor.
To aid travelers during the day, the Ghana Highway Authority announced alternative routes.
However, in an interview with Accra-based Asaase Radio on Friday, the Gomoa East District Director of NADMO, Robert Nana Hackman, disclosed that the road is now open to motorists.
He mentioned that after conducting engineering work on the road, it was reopened on Thursday, June 7, 2024.
“Yesterday, with the help of the district engineer and the contractor himself, we were able to fix the road, and it was opened around 9:34 pm.”
“Currently, the road diversion has been closed, and motorists and passengers plying Kasoa to Winneba, Apam, and Mankessim Takoradi Cape Coast can now use the old road,” he said.