to increase road tolls<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and further suggested that the proceeds be used to improve\u00a0roads.<\/p>\nAccording to the proposal, this new road network was to be built using concrete; specifically 10 inches of concrete with the width of three lanes 12 meters wide, for several miles.<\/p>\n
The group cited the Tema motorway as an example of a concrete road that has served Ghana for decades.<\/p>\n
The Vice President concurred with the Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference’s assessment, noting that “most of the other asphalt roads, after a year of rainfall, are gone.”<\/p>\n
“We will consider doing this and it will be transformational because as for laying concrete, we can all do it in Ghana. You don’t need to get anybody to come and lay concrete for you. Any mason from any village can come and lay the concrete and go on,” Dr. Bawumia said.<\/p>\n
He explained that, following the costing, government realized that a kilometre of a concrete road will cost $3.8 million and that of asphalt will cost $2.8 million.<\/p>\n
But the concrete road will last for 40 years whilst the asphalt will last for only 10 years, he added.<\/p>\n
“… So $3.8 million for 4o years and\u00a02.8 for 10 years – the economics is very simple. So we are very excited and\u00a0with the help of the Roads Ministry very soon we should be able to announce the new transformation in our road construction in Ghana,\u201d Dr. Bawumia said.<\/p>\n
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