Government to upgrade main Kintampo carriageway to dual carriageway
D’Equipment et Construction (SOECO) to upgrade a section of the main carriageway of the Kintampo town in the Brong Ahafo Region to a dual carriageway.
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The contract also include the upgrade of five kilometers of some selected roads in the Kintampo town and the reconstruction of the remaining 680 metres stretch of road in the Techiman town which links the Techiman-Kintampo road to the Techiman-Wenchi Road.
The Minister of Road and Highways, Alhaji Amin Sulemana who announced this in Parliament today said the government would finance the project, adding that provision had been made in the 2013 budget for the execution of the work.
The Member of Parliament for Kintampo North, Mr Stephen Kunsu who posed the question for the minister to answer wanted to know when work on the proposed project would commenced.
The Kintampo town, located at the geographical centre of the country is a major transit point which also serves as rest stop for most vehicular traffic along the Accra-Paga corridor, with the attendant commercial activities.
That always leads to traffic congestion and undue delay through traffic along the corridor.
The project would therefore remove the bottleneck in traffic flow in Kintampo and also enhance road traffic safety along the corridor.
Alhaji Sulemana said currently, the contractor is awaiting for the issuance of specific warrant, that is commencement certificate , to enable him to mobilise to site and commence work.
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He added that routine maintenance works will, however, be carried out of the sections until the project commences.
Meanwhile, two ministers are expected to appear before Parliament next week to answer questions.
They are the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Clement Kofi Humado and the Minister of Health, Ms Sherry Ayittey.
The Deputy Majority Leader and MP for Ashaiman, Mr Alfred Kwame Agbesi, announced this when he presented the business statement for next week.
On Tuesday, MP for Ho West, Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah is expected to ask the health minister about measures the ministry has put in place to convert the Ho Regional Hospital into a teaching hospital for the University of Health and Allied Sciences.
The MP for Twifo Atti Morkwa, Mr Samuel Ato Amoah will also ask the health minister when the Praso District Hospital Project will commence.
On Wednesday, MP for Kintampo North, Mr Stephen Kunsu will revisit his question about the status of the New Longoro Irrigation Project.
Even though the question was scheduled for last Tuesday, the Minister of Food and Agriculture was not in the House to answer it.
All members of the House are expected to attend a day's pre-budget workshop on Monday, November 4, 2014 in the Chamber of Parliament.
The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, will be in attendance to provide pertinent information which would guide them in the consideration of the budget after its presentation to the House.
By Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah/Daily Graphic/Ghana