Government says it is compiling a list of road construction companies in the country. This was captured in a public announcement from the Roads and Highways Ministry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ministry of Roads and Highways wishes to inform the General Public that it is in the process of compiling names of prospective companies who have the expertise to undertake works in respect of the following activities: Road line marketing, construction of pedestrian guard rails, construction of crush barriers, maintenance of green areas, pot-hole patching and vegetation control,\u201d the Ministry stated.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”b5miHeUVUP1r9cc12dvjJ5Kuxl8urzmx”]Interested companies, according to the Ministry, are to capture their details in a letter addressed to the Chief Director of the Ministry before September 30, 2017.<\/p>\n
The Ministry said the letter must be attached with (where applicable) \u201cequipment holding, key personnel, company\u2019s certificate of incorporation, [and] operational location (Region).\u201d<\/p>\n
Bad roads in Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n This comes on the back of several protests staged by some Ghanaians in different parts of the country over the deplorable nature of their roads.<\/p>\n Mahama gov\u2019t left GHc11.6bn debt at Roads Ministry<\/strong><\/p>\n Deputy Minister of Roads, Anthony Karbo, had earlier disclosed that government\u2019s inability to fully embark on road projects is as a result of the huge debt left behind by the Mahama administration.<\/p>\n According to him, the previous administration left close to GH\u00a2 11.6 billion debt<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>at the Ministry.<\/p>\n \u201cThe debt overhang in the Ministry is huge; close to GH\u00a2 11.6 billion in commitments, all contracts put together, and that is big,\u201d Karbo added.<\/p>\n He further indicated that, the Ministry only receives GH\u00a2 1.2 billion from the Road Fund every year, adding that due to the relatively low amount they receive annually, the Ministry is considering other sources of funding for road projects.<\/p>\n \u2018Road fund coffers empty\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n A Deputy Minister of Roads, Kwabena Owusu Aduom, had also earlier stated that, the Ghana Road Fund is depleted such that it will take about 10 years to pay for already awarded contracts.<\/p>\n According to the Deputy Minister, the situation was worsened by the former government\u2019s decision to award numerous road contracts in the last quarter of its administration.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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