The government has assured that it will complete repairs on the damaged Bole bridge for temporary use within the next week. The assurance was given by the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta when he inspected the broken bridge.
The bridge, which is the link between the Upper West Region and the south of Ghana, was washed away after hours of heavy rain. Amoako-Attah said the contractor, who is already on site, has been directed to work 24 hours a day to ensure the temporary solution is completed within weeks.
Amoako-Attah also appealed to drivers who have reportedly increased fares by 40% because of a detour from Sawla-Fufulso and Buipe-Techiman highways to reduce the fares.
I want to appeal to our drivers and transport unions, to reduce transport fares since some of the driver’s fares have gone up by 40% because of the long routes, they have to use. I want to make an appeal to them on behalf of the government that this is a disastrous situation and nobody has control over it,” he said.
Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) / Ahotoronline.com
