Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, says measures are in the works to repair damaged sections of the Ho-Asikuma-Accra stretch.
He also stated that work on upgrading the roads in Ho township would begin soon.
Dr. Letsa told the media after reopening the restored bridge on the Anyirawase-Tsito stretch to motorists that the dismal segment of the Sokode Gborgame-Anyirawase road was being repaired.
“There are efforts,” he said. “We are going to do the second phase of the Ho town roads project which has been packaged already and we are also looking at the dual carriage towards Anyirawase and Asikuma. The first sky is doing it from Adomi Bridge towards Asikuma. We are expecting that China Railway will continue the road from Ho.”
Despite the brief length of the bridge’s construction, Aminu Issakah Abubakar, Regional Director of the Ghana Highways Authority, guaranteed road users of its safety.
However, he stated that large trucks will be unable to use the bridge for the time being.
“This one we want to make it clear to the public. The first day strength that we got was very high. The third day’s strength was very high, but it is not that we’ve gotten the final strength, but it is a strength that can take some loads but if we have a very heavy load, we will put some restrictions till the laboratory tests give us the confirmation of the actual strength we are expecting. We are expecting 25 megapascal. On day one, we got 10 megapascal. And 24 is supposed to be after 28 days,” he noted.
