Mr Rojo Mettle Nunoo, Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways said government had secured funding for the reconstruction of the eastern corridor road network to facilitate the movement of goods, services and people.
He said government was familiar with the difficulties in the transportation sector and was committed to fixing them.
Mr Mettle-Nunoo disclosed this when he paid a familiarisation visit to the project site of the phase III Worawora-Dambai segment (81-151 km) of the Kpando-Worawora-Dambai road network at Asukawkaw in the Krachi East District.
The project being executed by a Korean firm, Shinsung is solely financed by the government. The project, which started in May 2007, is scheduled for completion within 42 months (May 2011).
Mr Mettle-Nunoo said to demonstrate government�s resolve to deliver on its campaign promise on the road sector; all on-going projects would be dutifully completed, while new ones would be awarded on contract.
He expressed optimism that quality works would not be compromised on the project.
Mr Seth Komeng-Ofori, Resident Engineer requested an additional nine-month time extension in view of the works addendum and delays in the arrival of earth moving equipment from overseas.
He said actual physical progress was pegged at 20 per cent with the Firm anticipating the arrival of additional earthworks and paving equipment to consolidate early completion of the project.
Mr Komeng-Ofori on behalf of Management pledged to accelerate works during the dry season, since the terrain of the project and the intense rains had considerably affected output.
Mr Chu-Yop Han, General Manager of Shinsung Company said delay in the release of interim payment certificates and approval of additional works relating to the stabilization of rocks on the hill slopes contributed to the setback.
He said additional dozer was being procured while the work gangs were being re-organised to facilitate progress of the monthly work schedules.
Mr Raphael Ogyemoko, District Chief Executive appealed to the contractors to accelerate works on the project to save users of the road the inconvenience they were exposed to.
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