The Minister who was speaking at a sod-cutting ceremony at Agubie
in the Wenchi Municipality for the construction of a steel bridge
across river Tain, said within the last two years, seven bridges were
being built over rivers in various parts of the region at a total cost
of GHC5.8 million.
The 45-metre long and eight-metre wide bridge being undertaken at
the cost of GHC 829, 810.45 would link Droboso-Agubie in the Wenchi
municipality and Badu in the Tain district when completed.
The project which started in September 2010 and scheduled to be
executed within 18 months, is being undertaken by Progressive Modern
Construction (PMC) Limited, an Accra-based road construction firm.
The execution of the project followed a disaster that occurred on
the river early last year when six basic school children drowned.
The six children from Kalaase, a village on Wenchi side of the
river bank, died when the canoe they were paddling to school at Badu
on the other side, sank.
Mr. Nyamekye Marfo was happy that the construction of the bridge
would not only prevent the recurrence of disasters on the river but
boost economic activities in the two districts as it would facilitate
the movement of people and goods in the area.
He asked the contractor to do a good job and complete the work on time. Oseadeeyo Abrefa Kwadwo Nketiah VII, Paramount Chief of Wenchi,
earlier in a welcoming address, urged the contractor to ensure
vigilance and tight security on the site to prevent pilfering of
materials such as iron-rods, cement and chippings by the workers.
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