Gov’t to re-award abandoned 40km Gushegu–Gbintri road
The government is taking steps to repackage and award the abandoned 40-kilometre Gushegu–Gbintri road section to facilitate the completion of the entire Yendi–Gushegu–Gbintri–Nakpanduri corridor. The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, said the move has become necessary because some contractors had removed portions of their assigned road projects without returning the…
The Ghana government plans to reawards the abandoned 40-kilometre Gushegu–Gbintri road section to expedite the completion of the Yendi–Gushegu–Gbintri–Nakpanduri corridor. Minister for Roads and Highways, Govern Kwame Agbodza, revealed that some contractors removed portions of their assigned road projects without returning the corresponding funds.
This led to unfinished stretches along major road corridors, creating gaps between completed sections. During an inspection of the Gbintri–Nakpanduri road, Agbodza questioned the logic of having road sections completed without the adjacent sections being worked on. He pointed out the disparity in contracting practices, where some contractors were allowed to reduce the scope of their contracts due to financial difficulties or delays in payments, while retaining the same amount of money.
The government must now find funding to contract the remaining 40-kilometre section to ensure the corridor's completion. Agbodza also highlighted the faster-than-scheduled progress on the Gbintri–Nakpanduri road and urged engineers and technical officers to improve supervision of road projects. He cautioned against approving scope reductions without proper scrutiny, emphasizing the need for responsible handling of road infrastructure projects funded through borrowing.
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