President John Mahama has reiterated government\u2019s commitment to revamp Ghana\u2019s rail sector.<\/p>\n
According to him,\u00a0cabinet has already approved the construction of the Tema-Akosombo railway for early in 2017.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”E4K67crOCOB3bPucnugkb6hfiRUJqkwY”]He said funding for the project, has already been secured.<\/p>\n
He said the proposed line, 84.8 kilometers, valued at $398.33 million, is expected to link the ports of Tema to the lake ports of Akosombo.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment in accordance with the developed railway master plan has signed an agreement through the Ghana Railway Development Authority with messier afcon of India to use a via credit from India to construct the Tema- Akosombo rail line.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be a multi-modal rail line linking the port of Tema to the Lake Port of Akosombo after cabinet and parliamentary approvals were received.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mahama said an agreement for the commencement of the work on the project; is yet to be signed, however, he is optimistic that will be done in the first quarter of 2017.<\/p>\n
President Mahama said this was when he inaugurated the newly constructed Sekondi-Kojokrom railway line; in the Western Region on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The President said the 14.5-kilometre Sekondi-Kojokrom Railway line, which was fully funded by the\u00a0government, will serve two trains.<\/p>\n
He said the commissioning of the trains will help ease traffic congestion in the town; and promote easy transformation of goods in the area.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
\nFollow @jnyabor<\/a><\/p>\n