Construction resumes on Dome-Berekusu-Kitaase road after IMF-induced halt

Construction
on
the
Dome-Berekusu-Kitaase
road
project
has
restarted,
following
a
temporary
halt
due
to
Ghana’s
IMF
bailout
programme.

Channel
One
News
observed
ongoing
work
on
the
23
km
stretch,
which
is
expected
to
link
the
Greater
Accra
Region
to
the
Eastern
Region.

The
GH¢195
million
project,
funded
by
the
Kuwait
Fund
for
Arab
Economic
Development
(KFAED)
and
the
Government
of
Ghana,
was
initially
scheduled
for
completion
within
24
months
after
President
Akufo-Addo
broke
ground
in
July
2022.

However,
the
government’s
IMF
bailout
request
and
subsequent
debt
restructuring
led
to
the
project’s
suspension,
causing
difficulties
for
road
users
and
commuters.

Residents
in
the
area
have
welcomed
the
project’s
resumption
but
are
urging
for
its
expedited
completion
to
address
the
health
and
economic
challenges
posed
by
the
road’s
deplorable
condition.

Commuters
have
complained
about
the
road’s
impact
on
their
health,
citing
the
bumpy
condition
and
inadequate
drainage
construction.

Project
site
engineer
Nicholas
Tieku
confirmed
that
funding
has
been
made
available
by
the
construction
firm,
enabling
work
to
resume.

He
also
provided
revised
timelines
for
the
project’s
completion
and
outlined
the
scope
of
work.




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