Improvement of VALCO-Kpone road in Tema advancing steadily, according to the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah.
Tanker drivers’ nationwide strike prompted urgent action to improve road conditions, resulting in the strike suspension.
Mr. Amoako-Attah mentioned that the road is receiving a strong base due to the heavy vehicles using it. Works on the road and others leading to tanker depots will continue until completion.
“It is being developed into an asphalt concrete road, and work will not cease until this road reaches its final completion stage. It will not be limited to the Kpone road; we are also looking at other depots across the country, especially in Takoradi, Bupe, Kumasi, and others.”
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Resident Engineer Edward Annang states that motorists will soon have access to road shoulders after culvert completion.
“We have been able to fill in all the depressed areas that were containing pools of water with the necessary materials. So far, we have also removed all the bad areas on the shoulders and replaced them with good ones. The aim is to transfer the traffic to the shoulders so that we can start with the main works,” he added.