By Bajin
D. Pobia, GNA
Fian (UWR) Feb. 27, GNA – Government has
awarded the 56-kilometre Fian-Issa- Kojokperi –Wahabu-Wellembelle Road on
contract at a cost of GH¢ 167.4.
Construction work on the 36-month road project
would commence on March 10, 2020 and expected to be completed on March 9, 2023.
Of the 56-kilometer road, actual works on the
trunk road would cover 52 kilometres, while 4.15 kilometres would also cover
Issa Town Roads to give it a facelift as a district capital.
The road would have a width of 10.3 metres,
drainage structures and road safety appendixes among others and would be
asphalted, Mr Thomas Kofi Oppong Baah, Acting Upper West Regional Director of
the Ghana Highway Authority has announced at Fian in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa
District.
The Highway Regional Director and Mr Amidu
Chinnia, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister handed over the project to P&W
Ghanem Limited at separate ceremonies at Fian and Kojoperi on Tuesday.
He appealed to stakeholders in the project
catchment area to co-operate with the contractor and provide him with gravel
sites to help facilitate the smooth operation of the project.
Mr Oppong-Baah implored the contractor to
employ people from the communities to benefit from the project.
Mr Chinnia said it was for the good of the
region that the four critical roads were earmarked for construction to help
promote agricultural activities, healthcare delivery, education and business
transaction.
He appealed to the supervising agencies to
monitor work on the project to ensure that quality work was done on the road.
The Deputy Minister advised people in the
communities to avoid unnecessary demands or attaching conditions, which were
not part of the contract.
“Such behaviours delay work and sometimes
cause the contractor to resort to shoddy work. All that we expect from you is
support for the Contractor and supervising agencies for quality work to be
delivered for us all”, he said.
Mr Malik Ghanem, Managing Director of P&W
Ghanem Limited gave the assurance that it would carry out quality works on the
road and on schedule.
GNA