The MCE for Bolgatanga, Rex Asanga has expressed some worry over the state of the speed ramps on the Bolga-Bongo stretch of road. Speaking on A1 Radio’s Day Break Upper East Show, Mr. Asanga explained that when the concerns of the people of the Bolga-soe area reached him, he contacted the contractor of the road.
He said the contractor promised to return to the site two weeks after the call but has since failed to show up. The MCE surmised that this may be a result of the lack of funds to finish the other halves of the uncompleted street ramps.
“We had an annual Regional Coordination Council (RCC) meeting where all Heads of Departments, Agencies and MMDCEs come together to have a meeting. I raised the issue there about the speed ramps and then the Regional Highways Engineer told me that, yes, he had actually been in touch with the contractor and had been pushing and had been pushing hard that he gets back to site”.
“I have talked to the contractor. He had promised me that he was going to go back to site some two or so weeks ago so I have to follow up again. I am sure it is just a question about money,” he said.
The MCE explained that he was unaware of the full details of the contract and the amounts involved.
“I do not know any arrangements about that contract,” he said.
Meanwhile, residents who use the Bolga-Soe stretch of road that goes to Bongo have expressed severe displeasure about the nature of the speed ramps on the roads. The uncompleted speeds ramps, they say, are perilous.
Some of the residents who spoke to A1 Radio at the time of the News Team’s visit claimed that the current nature of the speed ramps has cost one resident his life.
When the Assembly Member for the Bolgo-soe Electoral Area, Lambert Akunzebe spoke on A1 Radio’s Day Break Upper East Show, he confirmed the reports by the residents in the area.
He explained that the speed ramps became necessary after more than 90 lives were lost on that stretch. Despite the urgent need to fix the ramps to control the speed of vehicles, Mr. Akunzebe explained that the contractor has adopted a rather lethargic way of approaching the issues.
A1radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana
