By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has refuted allegations that road construction equipment meant for the Ofankor-Nsawam road project has been moved to the Accra-Tema Motorway by the contractor.
Speaking in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, February 17, 2025, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) at the Roads Ministry, Nasir Ahmad Yartey, explained that a significant amount of machinery is still stationed at the project site at Amasaman and ready for deployment.
According to him, the necessary tools and heavy-duty machines remain at the camp, awaiting operational directives.
“If you go to Amasaman, where the contractor has its campsite, there is a lot of equipment there ready to be deployed. So it is not true that he has taken the equipment from that site to the motorway,” Mr. Ahmad Yartey clarified.
Meanwhile, the Roads Ministry has indicated that the road project suffers significant delays as a result of litigations, with numerous court cases preventing the contractor from carrying out much-needed work.
Despite widespread public frustration over the deteriorating conditions, the main challenge remains the government’s ability to secure the right of way for construction to proceed.
“Litigation is the biggest challenge we have on that road. The main solution to these unnecessary delays is for the contractor to have the right of way to work. It is the government’s responsibility to give access to work,” he retorted.
Until the government secures the right of way, construction efforts will remain stalled, leaving thousands of commuters to endure worsening road conditions currently prevailing on that main stretch.
The construction being undertaken by Maripoma Enterprise Limited, a local construction firm, is estimated at $350 million.
The Ofankor-Nsawam road, when completed, would have three lanes, service roads, one interchange, two overpasses, and an underpass.
