Feature: A Road Recorded As Completed
GH¢195 million was committed to the Dome-Berekuso-Kitase road in 2022. The deadline passed in 2024. The plan says it is finished In August 2026 residents of Dome-Kwabenya, Comet, Berekuso, Agyementi and Kitase left their homes and marched. They petitioned the President through their Members of Parliament. Their grievance was a 23-kilometre road that has been […] The post Feature: A Road Recorded…
In 2022, a contract worth GH¢195 million was awarded to First Sky Limited for the rehabilitation of the 23-kilometre Dome-Berekuso-Kitase road, which was designated Regional Route 98. The project was expected to be completed by July 2024, with construction beginning on July 15th of the same year. The road was designed to be 16.3 kilometres long, consisting of a two-lane single carriageway, a dual carriageway with auxiliary lanes, and a one-kilometre carriageway serving Ashesi University.
Upon completion, the university would benefit from improved access for its international students and faculty.
Residents of Dome-Kwabenya, Comet, Berekuso, Agyementi, and Kitase expressed their frustration as the road remained unfinished even after the deadline passed in 2024. They petitioned the President through their Members of Parliament, highlighting the road's significance for both the community and the university. Ashesi University, founded in 2002, attracts students from various African nations, contributing to Ghana's foreign exchange earnings and international reputation.
The article raises three questions for the state: where did the money go, who certified the road as completed, and when will the outstanding works be finished? It appeals to President John Dramani Mahama for the balance of works to be placed under the Big Push programme and executed to a published timetable. The author argues that the community deserves a full accounting of the situation and the government's responsibility for the delay.
Unfinished roads do not yield their cost to the public; instead, they transfer the expense to the users. This situation affects the residents of the area, the university, and the country at large. The road's continued unfinished status poses risks to emergency response services, increases the financial burden on commercial drivers, and hampers the progress of Ashesi University, which has already compensated for the lack of a properly surfaced stretch by utilizing its own funds.
The article concludes with a personal appeal to the President, emphasizing the need for transparency and action to resolve the issue.
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