According to the Upper East Regional Manager of Feeder Road and Highways Mr. Philip Samini, “A total of 70km out of the 117km are now fully ready for movement. Currently, the contractor now is tackling the 3 major bridges the red Volta, the White Volta, and the Kuala Bridge. It has actually improved mobility of traffic and has reduced the travel time from 2 hours to just 1 hour. Apexnewsgh.com report
The Regional Manager of Feeder Road and Highways made this known to the media during the President’s one-day visit to the Upper East Region on Friday, August 5, 2022. He added: “The total overall completion is about 55 percent of the entire project
Meanwhile, agreeing to the fact that they are going to miss the project’s initial timeline, Mr. Samini said: “Yes, but now everything is moving smoothly and we hope that things will remain steady because the schedule completion is December 2023”
Mr. Samini is hopeful that if everything is equal and the funds continue to flow, they will meet up with the deadline.
However, In addition, two by-passes will be built at Bawku (15 km) and Pusiga (6.9km).
Source: Apexnewgh.com/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen/President Tour/Upper East Region
