The ministers of Interior, Transport and Roads and Highways are to meet and come out with proposals to address the issue of recent road accidents, the president has ordered. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the recent spate of accidents and the ensuing deaths and injuries is cause for concern to him. That is why … Read more
Even distribution of state resources across all the ten regions of Ghana as dictated by the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana is top on our agenda as a government, President Akufo-Adoo has assured. Addressing the Standing Committee of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs when they paid a courtesy call on him … Read more
The commissioning of the south leg of the 33-kilometer Kwafokrom-Apedwa road and the Suhum bypass has been postponed. The Minister of Roads, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, who was expected to commission the section of the road on Wednesday, cancelled it after concerns of safety were raised by residents. Officials from the Ghana Highway Authority, journalists, contractors and … Read more
The four Kumasi-Ejisu road roundabouts will all be removed and replaced with signalized intersections by the end of the year. The Ministry of Roads and Highways has ordered the demolition of all roundabouts on the Kumasi-Ejisu road. This directive was issued out by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta during a 3-day visit to … Read more
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has warned that the government was not going to pay for any bad job done – did not meet road contract specifications. He said they were determined to make sure that there was value for money and that the country could not continue to be shortchanged. … Read more
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has ordered the closure of the Koforidua-Mamfe Akuapim road. This is to allow for the construction of a bailey bridge to replace the collapsed concrete bridge on the section of the road between Tinkong and Nyamebekyere. He gave the order after he visited the collapsed bridge. … Read more
Traders on the edges of the road leading to the tunnel that connects East Legon to the Spintex in Accra have been given a week to evacuate their wares to pave way for expansion works on the tunnel to start. The ultimatum, which took effect yesterday, applied to all businesses within both ends of the … Read more
The First batch of 74 persons with disability (PWDs) has been recruited to work at selected toll booths across the country. Additional 126 will be engaged later this month. The move, according to the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, is in line with an initiative by the government to create employment opportunities … Read more
INFORMATION available to Today indicates that fear has gripped residents and developers in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region who own structures around the Weija Hills. The residents, Today gathered, were worried about the recent directive by the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, to the Municipal Assembly to, as a matter of … Read more
The Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, Li Yuanchao, has announced his country’s preparedness to partner Ghana to undertake a massive transformation of her economy. Speaking at a State Reception for his Ghanaian counterpart, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, H. E Yuanchao said China stands ready … Read more
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is in China for a four-day official visit. This is the first visit by a high level government official to China since the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took office in January this year. Ghana was among the first group of Sub-Saharan African countries that established diplomatic relations with China, and … Read more
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has directed contractors working on the Tema Roundabout improvement project, to work at night to minimise road traffic and the inconveniences caused to motorists and others during the day. Complaints He explained that the directive had become necessary because of complaints the ministry had received from … Read more
The Yapei Bridge will be closed to traffic from tomorrow May 3, 2017 from 6pm to 6am The Yapei Bridge will be closed to traffic from tomorrow May 3, 2017 from 6pm to 6am for emergency maintenance work. The bridge which is on the Techiman-Tamale highway is one of the major bridges on that stretch. … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of MPS, Mohammed Samara, has said the Tema motorway roundabout improvement works is scheduled to be completed in August 2017. The assurance was made when the Roads and Transport Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, paid a working visit to the site to see at first hand the progress of work so far. The … Read more
Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta says his Ministry will blacklist any contractor found to have done a shoddy work. He said this forms part of the many stringent measures being deployed by his Ministry to end the poor work done by some contractors in the country. “If you are a contractor and you … Read more
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, yesterday inspected a number of ongoing road works in the Tema metropolis. They include the Tema Roundabout road improvement network, the Africa Unity, Agba Mami/ BBC/ Police Station/ Polyclinic, as well as A-Lang roads. The 19.2-kilometre Tema town roads projects are being executed by Construtora Queiroz … Read more
Maintenance works have begun on the Buipe Bridge, which crosses the Black Volta in the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region to keep it in good shape for use by motorists. The works, being carried out within a 20-day period; February 17, to March 8, by the Bridge Maintenance Unit of the Ministry of … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed shock at the level of deterioration of various economic indicators in 2016 saying Ghana’s fiscal problems required strong efforts of consolidation and the government also needed to urgently address a problem of debt among state enterprises The Fund listed large fiscal slippages, deterioration of overall fiscal deficit, large … Read more
Vetting of Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako Atta took one hour, 55 minutes. He was asked 56 questions by both the Majority and Minority when he appeared before the Appointment’s Committee of Parliament. He touched on issues relating to payment of contractors, construction of roads among others. The infographic below has more details Join … Read more
Vetting of Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako Atta took one hour, 55 minutes. He was asked 56 questions by both the Majority and Minority when he appeared before the Appointment’s Committee of Parliament. He touched on issues relating to payment of contractors, construction of roads among others. The infographic below has more details Join … Read more