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The Ministry of Roads and Highways has assured the public that the deteriorating roads in the country will see massive improvement once the rains stop. The Ministry has been critcized for the deplorable state of some major roads in the country. In July, residents of Manhean in the Ga West Municipality, demonstrated against the poor state of the roads in the area. The problem has been exacerbated by the recent heavy rains across the country, which have exposed the poor construction of the roads. However, the deputy sector minister, Isaac Agyei Mensah, told Citi News that the �appropriate steps are being taken� to maintain the roads once the rains stop. �Maintenance is going to be key and that is the focus of the ministry now,� he said. �As soon as the roads die down, we will quickly get into action and make sure that steps are taken to maintain all the roads.� The ministry announced that it generated an amount of Gh�49.06 million from 35 toll stations last year and had, as at the end of June 2014, collectecd Gh� 27.8 million at 38 stations, including the Ada and Senchi Ferry stations. He added that the road funds were going to be used for the maintenance work. Mr. Agyei Mensah had, in June, stated that work was ongoing on the maintenance of roads across the country and insists that once work continues after the rains, there will be a �dramatic improvement on the roads� adding that he hoped that there will be �reasonable satisfaction by the people.�