Cabinet okays construction of Bechem-Techimantia-Akomadan road

The people of Tano South Municipality can now heave a sigh of relief as cabinet has given approval for the construction of the road linking Bechem to Akomadan.

In a letter in possession of Frontpageghana.com written on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, and signed by Nana Asante Bediatuo, Secretary to the President which referenced a letter the Roads and Highway Minister wrote for approval on July 10, 2020, Cabinet has given approval for the commencement of the road project.

The letter cites the commercial agreement between the Republic of Ghana represented by the Roads and Highway Ministry and Gabriel Couto-Rango Consortium with its approved contract sum.

The approval letter urges the Roads and Highways Minister to expedite action on the construction of the road.

The Bechem-Techimantia-Akomadan road forms part of the critical road networks the Akufo-Addo administration pledged to construct in the 2020 budget.

Construction of the road has been pending due to the needed approval from Cabinet which has now been granted.

The road is also to be the main route between the Ahafo Regional capital, Goaso and the Bono East capital, Techiman.

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For months now, the road from Bechem to Techimantia has been unmotorable due to heavy rainfalls, making it difficult for drivers to commute between the two towns within the Tano South Municipality.

Construction is expected to commence within the next few weeks since the requisite approval has been granted.

Speaking to the Minister of the Ahafo region, who also doubles as Member of Parliament for Tano South, Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere on Friday in Parliament(MP), he said he was overwhelmed with the rapid response by President Akufo-Addo and his cabinet for considering and approving his request to construct the road which was his headache.

“I really thank the President for listening to the people of Tano South, because this road is one of the critical roads that the President promised the people of Tano South in 2020 because of its bad nature, and truly, he has fulfilled his promise and our appreciation would be in votes come 7^th December.”

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By: P.K. Sarpong & www.frontpageghana.com/Ghana