Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Repair bridge on Obom-Kasoa road

page 47
1-09-08

PEOPLE living along the Obom-Kasoa road in the Central Region have called for the reconstruction of the only bridge that links the Obom area to the Kasoa township.
A major part of the bridge collapsed about a month ago, leaving only a small portion which has become a death-trap to both motorists and pedestrians who are competing for the only portion left.
According to drivers, the current state of the road is not only a death-trap to motorists and pedestrians, but a threat to the livelihood to the people, since one cannot not transport goods from one end of the road to the other.
Drivers and residents said with the situation now, it was difficult for trucks to use the bridge since the remaining portion could cave in under little pressure any time.
A driver, Anthony Nettey, told the Daily Graphic that several appeals to get the bridge reconstructed had fallen on deaf ears, adding that officials of the Awutu District Assembly had also visited the area.
“Conveying goods in trucks from the Kasoa township to the other side of the Obom road is not possible. There is only a small portion of the bridge left and any attempt to use trucks to ply the road would lead to the collapse of the remaining part of the bridge,” a resident, Stephen Amoah, said.
A resident, Stephen Cofie, said the road was dangerous to first time drivers, hence the need to “reconstruct it now before we start counting our loss”.
He said there was the need for the Assembly or the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment to take up the matter.
“The bridge is now a death-trap. I hope we are not waiting for something fatal to happen before we reconstruct the bridge,” he said and added that there was the need for the government especially to be “proactive in this matter”.

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