Friday, July 4, 2008

Kasoa Toll Booths project

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04-07-08

CONSTRUCTION work on the expansion of the Kasoa toll booths portion of the Kasoa-Mallam road to ease traffic congestion in the area has begun.
When the Daily Graphic team visited the toll booths area, earth moving equipment was at work clearing and levelling one side of the road.
Officials of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) were also working at the site of the project, which is being undertaken by Sonitra, according to an official of the GHA.
The official who did not give his name said the expansion was expected to be completed over a short period of time to ensure the smooth flow of traffic on the road.
He, however, said the period of completion would depend on the pace of work of the contractor.
The toll booths are mounted near the police barrier at the Tuba Junction. Street ramps have also been constructed on that portion of the road to compel drivers to slow down for the payment of the tolls.
Since the mounting of toll booths on the road about two months ago, that portion of the road has witnessed heavy traffic build-ups.
Following complaints by motorists and passengers, the Minister of Transportation, Dr Richard Anane, visited the area a day after the mounting of the booths to assess the traffic situation.
It was during that visit that he announced that both sides of the road were to be expanded to ease traffic and ensure the smooth flow of vehicles.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Transportation, Mr Ken Anku, told the Daily Graphic on the first day of the collection of the tolls that it was the ministry’s policy that all newly constructed roads would have toll booths.
Meanwhile, some residents of Kasoa and its environs have expressed happiness at the expansion of the toll booths portion of the road to ease traffic.
They said they had suffered a lot since the booths were mounted, adding that after going through the heavy traffic at the Mallam Junction, one had to contend with another heavy traffic at the Tuba Junction.

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