The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpone Katamanso, Joseph Akuerteh Tettey, has expressed his disappointment at the government’s lack of attention to major roads within the constituency.
He raised the matter on Friday, July 28, 2023, during ‘Question Time’ with the Minister of Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako-Attah. He enquired from the Minister whether the Ministry has plans to construct the Kpone Barrier to Saki Bediako Road and also from Katamanso to Oyibi.
According to the Minister, there is no government programme on the Kpone Barrier to Saki Bediako Road, however, in a response to a follow-up question by the MP, he said what may have existed before the change of government in 2017 could have been initiated by the Kpone Katamanso Municipal Assembly as a temporary measure as there is no official record of the Kpone Barrier to Saki Bediako Road in the Ministry’s database.
Addressing concerns over the Katamanso to Oyibi Road, Mr Amoako-Attah (MP, Atiwa West) said the contractor is not on site but added that 2 warning letters have been issued to him to return which have not been complied with to date.
He noted that a notice of termination has been issued to the contractor and further assured the MP that engineering studies will be conducted on both road projects for consideration under the 2024 budget subject to the availability of funds.
The Kpone Barrier – Saki Bediako Road, stretching 3.8km from Kalysto Junction to Michel Camp gate in the Kpone Katamanso municipality of the Greater Accra Region, is currently in a state of disrepair and requires urgent attention.
The Katamanso – Oyibi road on the other hand was awarded for upgrading works under the project titled “Upgrading of Oyibi – Ashaiman Road (11.7km), Lot 3.”
The project commenced on December 20, 2012, with an initial completion date of December 19, 2013, but it was later revised to October 19, 2016. The project’s progress stands at approximately 95%, with only bitumen surfacing remaining.
Physical progress to date is estimated at 95% and only bitumen surfacing is left to be completed.
