{
  "id": 5355314,
  "title": "Agbodza orders contractor back to site to complete Wa-Bulenga Road",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/agbodza-orders-contractor-back-to-site-to-complete-wa-bulenga-road",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:43:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/agbodza-orders-contractor-back-to-site-to-complete-wa-bulenga-road/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Governs Kwame Agbodza, the Minister for Roads and Highways, has ordered Aschal Investment Limited to return to the site and complete the 37-kilometre Wa-Bulenga Road in the Upper West Region. This directive comes after mounting concerns over the contractor's prolonged absence from the project, which was awarded in 2024. During a recent inspection of the Wa-Bulenga-Yaala Road, Agbodza expressed dissatisfaction with the slow progress and the quality of some completed sections. He ordered the contractor to return to the site immediately and rectify defects in the road, warning that government will not tolerate delays or substandard work on funded projects. The Minister emphasized that the contractor must ensure the road meets the required standards and is finished within the agreed timeframe, stating that the current work is already failing and cannot be allowed to continue.",
  "summary": "The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has directed Aschal Investment Limited to immediately resume work on the 37-kilometre Wa-Bulenga Road in the Upper West Region. The order follows growing concerns over the contractor’s prolonged absence from the project, which was awarded in 2024. Mr Agbodza issued the directive during an inspection of […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Agbodza orders Wa-Bulenga road contractor back to site",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/agbodza-orders-wa-bulenga-road-contractor-back-to-site",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:23:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}