The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has addressed concerns raised over the ‘Year of Roads’ project.
With the wake of COVID-19 this year, some Ghanaians raised concerns over the implementation of Government’s project to focus on fixing roads across the country in 2020 and beyond.
However, the Minister in the presentation of the Mid-Year Budget review noted that despite the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease, the Government has made substantial progress in the ‘Year of Roads’ projects.
“Mr. Speaker, in offering a major boost to the road sector, we declared 2020 as “The Year of Roads”. Despite the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic, substantial progress has been made.
Major road infrastructure undertaken by this government includes Tema Motorway Roundabout, Pokuase Interchange under the Accra Urban Transport Project,Obetsebi Lamptey Circle Interchange and ancillary works (Phase 1) currently at 45 percent completion, Tamale Interchange Project which is 40% complete, Kumasi-Lake Roads and Drainage Extension project, at 55 percent completion as at end June, 2020”.
He furthered that residents of all urban centres, especially Accra,Ho,Kumasi and Takoradi are seeing continuing improvements in inner city roads.
At the 2020 Budget and Economic Policy of Government in Parliament, Ken Ofori-Atta declared that the year 2020 is the “Year of Roads” as the Government will be focusing on fixing roads across the country in 2020 and beyond.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah
