The Member of Parliament for the Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfrom Constituency, Hon. Felix Akwetey Okley, has assured residents of his constituency that the deplorable Old Barrier to Aplaku stretch of the Atta Mills Highway in the Constituency would be reshaped and maintained starting this weekend.
He was addressing drivers and commuters after an inspection tour of the road with Hon. Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, the National Coordinator for DRIP on Wednesday.
Together with officials of the Ga South District Assembly and J.A. Plant Pool, they walked on the bad road from the Old barrier taxi rank, through Downtown, and to Puma.
The National DRIP Coordinator assured the assembly officials that, he had instructed the engineers at J.A Plant Pool to temporarily release seven qualified machines and truck operators for this emergency.
Hon. Akwetey assured the District Coordinating Director of his willingness to fund the initial cost of the materials needed for the work.
Also, the Coordinating Director assured that she would immediately summon the works and roads engineers for an urgent meeting to address all pertinent issues in order to ensure a successful execution of the assignment.
The Atta Mills Highway connecting communities like Aplaku, Bortianor, Kokrobite, Oshihe, Tuba, Nyanyano, and Fetteh to the main Mallam/ Weija Highway at Old Barrier.
Ga Central Tour
Meanwhile, the National DRIP Coordinator, in response to residents calls in the Ga Central District paid a familiarisation visit to the CP area of the district to inspect the condition of their roads. He lamented the deplorable road network and assured the residents that he would liaise with the new District Chief Executive and the assembly to utilise the DRIP machines to effectively change the situation very soon.
“I can’t believe that these roads are in Accra and in the Greater Accra region. This is unacceptable, and we shall reset it soon. ” Hon. Nii Lantey Vanderpuye assured the people.
