Roads Ministry to complete Tema motorway repair works by Friday

A statement signed by Nasir Ahmed Yartey, the Ministry of Roads and Highways PRO says ongoing emergency repair works on a bridge on the Accra-Tema motorway will be completed by 6am on Friday, 17th June 2022 to allow for free flow of traffic on the highway.

 

It said the contractors on site are working day and night to ensure that the work is completed on time.
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The Ministry’s statement is in response to commuters cry over the worsening traffic congestion on the stretch as a result of the construction since the construction work started on Monday, June 13, 2022.
 “The Ghana Highway Authority has been working day and night to reconstruct the deck, applying modern technology of concrete production and use to ensure that the road is opened to traffic by Friday, 17 June 2022 at 6:00 am… Contractors working on the Beach road have been directed to ensure that the dual carriage sections are opened to traffic. The motoring public is advised to use alternative roads such as Fertilizer Road, Tsui Bleoo Road, Spintex Road 1, Teshie Link, Adogon Highway and Burma Camp Roads 1 & 2 and follow directional signs,” the statement said.
The statement clarified that the ongoing work is essential to protect lives and property because the bridge on the Lakplakpa River, has become defective.
“In 2014, one span of the 2-span bridge was replaced with a steel deck. Presently, the steel deck has failed and defects have occurred in the remaining reinforced concrete slab. The defects on the steel deck have affected the steel beams and welds. In order to save life and property, it was imperative to close that section of the road for emergency repairs,” it added.