The Minister Nominee for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has said he will ensure the automation of all toll booths in the country to ensure accountability for revenues collected.
Mr. Amoako Attah said this when he appeared before Parliament’s Appointments Committee today [Wednesday] to be vetted.
“…If you take all the toll booths in the country as at now, we have 35 of them nationwide, and out of this 35, it is only four that are automated, and the four are the Ngleshie Amanfrom, Accra Plaza , Tema Plaza and the Amasaman booth.
“What I will do to improve on the toll collection is to improve on the automation of many of them as possible. I will ensure that those that can be automated will be automated to improve toll collection,” the Minister Nominee said.
He further stated that, government will “improve feeder road aspects of the total road network.”
This , he said, will “mean taking seriously the process of using the Road Fund, which is set up for routine and periodic maintenance.”
Mr. Attah believes that “If we use that fund properly, we will be able to put a lot of these feeder roads into good shape, obviously for economic development… by bringing foodstuff and other cash crops that are locked up in the hinterlands.”
He also emphasized the need to “sharpen competence in road toll collection, since it is the second highest contributor to the Road Fund.”
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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