{"id":174625,"date":"2015-12-15T15:51:52","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T15:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=174625"},"modified":"2015-12-15T16:27:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T16:27:16","slug":"adomi-bridge-to-re-open-this-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/adomi-bridge-to-re-open-this-weekend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Adomi Bridge to re-open this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
Commuters on the Accra-Ho road can heave a sigh of relief following news the iconic Adomi Bridge is expected to be reopened to traffic this Saturday.<\/p>\n
According to the Asuogyaman District Chief Executive, Apim Darko, work on the bridge is near completion and workers are putting finishing touches to it ahead of this weekend.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”LBMfR52xFfbt1Z3MWdkgURoQuPcqGq9F”]\u201cI can confirm that work is almost complete. About last week we had a site meeting and there is every indication that they have finished with the work.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are cleaning up the place and putting finishing touches to it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Mr Darko went on to state the bridge will be open to traffic immediately after it is commissioned by President John Mahama this weekend on Saturday December 19.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThe commissioning has been scheduled for Saturday the 19. We are expecting his Excellency [President Mahama] to come and then commission so we can start using the bridge again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bridge will be opened to traffic immediately after President John Mahama commissions it,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
The Adomi Bridge was closed to vehicular traffic to allow major rehabilitation on March 14, 2014.<\/p>\n
The rehabilitation work on the bridge cost Ghana an estimated \u20ac13 million.<\/p>\n
The aftermath of the closure of the bridge saw drivers and passengers facing various problems in their efforts to commute between the Eastern and the Volta regions of the country.<\/p>\n