[ 2014-08-20 ]

Road tolls fetch Gh¢49m
The Ministry of Roads and Highways last year
generated an amount of Gh¢49.06 million from 35
toll stations and a ferry station at Ada.

The Ministry, as at the end of June 2014, had
collectecd Gh¢ 27.8 million at 38 stations,
including the Ada and Senchi Ferry stations.

Alhaji Inusah Fuseni, Minister of Roads and
Transport, who made this known at a the
meet-the-press encounter in Accra yesterday, said
spe­cialized prepaid toll stickers for one month,
three months and one-year were being sold for use
on specific roads.

Alhaji Fuseni said specialized toll stickers were
also being issued upon the request of motorists,
adding that plans were underway to produce E-
cards for sale to motorists.

He said the Ministry had com­menced the
preparatory arrangement (PPP) model for the
financing, con­struction and management of road
infrastructure.

Alhaji Fuseni said Accra-Takoradi road,
Accra-Kumasi (dualization) road, Accra-Tema
motorway were cur­rently being considered for the
PPP project.

He said the PPP arrangement for the financing,
design and construction of an overpass on the
motorway ai Teshie Link was on-going, stating the
preliminary designs had been completed.

Alhaji Fuseni said the project is expected to be
completed in 24 months after the completion of
negotiations on the financial arrangement.

He revealed that the China Devel­opment Bank
would commit about $234 million to complete the La
beach road (Accra-Tema) project and the Accra
Intelligent Management Traffic System.

The Minister said the contract had been signed and
the Ministry of Finance was awaiting the approval
of the subsidiary agreement by the CDB.

He said, "Financing of both main­tenance and
development activities remains a challenge to the
sector con­sidering the fact that there is an
inade­quate fund to meet all road mainte­nance
needs, and several development projects have
stalled due to inadequate matching funds or
unavailable funds for the sector's activities."

In order to sustain a desirable funding base for
the sector's activities, Alhaji Fuseni said the
sector would pursue various programmes,
includ­ing PPP initiatives for road
infrastruc­ture development, negotiate for an
increase in sector revenue component of the fuel
levy and apply user-charg­ing principles to road
users.

Source - Daily Guide

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