{"id":318709,"date":"2017-05-13T10:45:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T10:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=318709"},"modified":"2017-05-13T10:45:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T10:45:09","slug":"circle-interchange-potholes-undergo-repair-again-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=318709","title":{"rendered":"Circle interchange potholes undergo repair again [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Queiroz Galvao, contractors of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange, were seen on site\u00a0on Friday morning fixing a resurfaced pothole in front of Ernest Chemist\u00a0annex.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the persistent reports by\u00a0<strong>Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0of the worsening situation of the pothole which decorated parts of the road linking the multi-million dollar interchange.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-12.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-318721\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-12-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"circle-pothole-excavation-12\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Water Company Limited and Quiros Galvao last week moved in to patch the potholes, a day after\u00a0<strong>Citi News\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0report on the\u00a0situation.<a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-10.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-318719\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-10-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"circle-pothole-excavation-10\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But commercial drivers who ply the route described their work as shoddy, challenging that it will not last beyond a month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-318716\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"circle-pothole-excavation-7\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They were proved right as only a week on, the chippings spread over that section of the road eroded after a few days of downpour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-318716\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"circle-pothole-excavation-7\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0visit to the location showed the potholes had deepened, worse than they were\u00a0before.<\/p>\n<p>But the contractors on Friday morning were seen with heavy duty equipment scrapping the affected area of the road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-318713\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-4-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"circle-pothole-excavation-4\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The supervisor of the project, who spoke to\u00a0<strong>Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0off record, said the affected area will be asphalted this time round. It is expected to take two days to complete.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there was a gridlock from the affected area all the way to Paloma, due to blockade of that section of the road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-9.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-318718\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-9-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"circle-pothole-excavation-9\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some drivers who ply the road complained to\u00a0<strong>Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0about the absence of visible road signs to warn them of the road block.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-318715\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Circle-pothole-excavation-6-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"circle-pothole-excavation-6\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They were however optimistic the repair works this time will be of improved quality as compared to the previous one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Caleb Kudah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queiroz Galvao, contractors of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange, were seen on site\u00a0on Friday morning fixing a resurfaced pothole in front of Ernest Chemist\u00a0annex. 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