[ 2014-10-22 ]

50 houses to go down at Kasoa to make way for new road
About 50 houses, in and around Kasoa in the
Central Region, are to be demolished to pave the
way for the construction of a 24-kilometre Old
barrier-Kokrobite-Tuba-Sapato road.

The affected houses belong to encroachers, who
have built along the stretch of the land earmarked
for the project.

The need for the demolition came up when the
Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and
Transport inspected the progress of work on the
GH¢30 million project being undertaken by Joshob
Construction Company.The visit by the Committee
was part of a five-day monitoring and evaluation
tour of road networks in the Central Region last
Monday.

Project

The project, which was begun in June 2014, is
being funded by the government and is expected to
ease the constant traffic congestion in the Kasoa
township.

Known as the western by-pass, it will take off
from the Winneba road at the Old barrier, through
Bortianor, Aplaku, Kokrobite, Tuba and Nyanyano
and connect back to the Winneba road at Sapato
close to Budumburam. It includes the construction
of a 20 metre span bridge across the Okrudu River
at Nyanyano.

It also involves the construction of pipe
culverts, drains, pavement works and the provision
of traffic lights at Tuba Nyanyano and
Sapato-Winneba road junctions.

The Greater Accra Regional Engineer for the
Department of Urban Roads, Mr Jacib Nelson, said
the Awutu Senya District Assembly was in
discussions with the affected house owners to
ensure a smooth exercise.

The Chairman of the Committee and Member of
Parliament for Bia, Mr Michael Coffie Boampong,
said the committee was impressed by the rate of
work on the project so far.

Source - Daily Graphic

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