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Veep cuts sod for Tatale-Yendi-Tamale road project, inspects Tamale Airport project

June 14, 2022

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut-sod for the construction of the Tatale-Yendi-Tamale road project in Yendi.

The $150m project, which will include the provision of socio-economic complementary interventions in the form of schools, boreholes, and clinics within the project communities (Tamale, Mion, Yendi, Zabzugu & Tatale), has been broken into two lots; with lot one being the 61.98km Tatale-Yendi road and lot 2 the 106km Yendi-Tamale road.

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Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Bawumia described the sod cutting for commencement of work as “historic”, and a demonstration of President Akufo-Addo’s inclusive development vision for all, especially the North.

“We are here to witness the historic sod-cutting for the construction of the Tatale-Yendi-Tamale road which forms part of the Eastern Corridor roads which links Tema, Asikuma, Hohoe, Bimbilla, Yendi, Gushegu, Gbintiri, Bunkprugu, Garu, Bawku and Polimakom,” Dr. Bawumia said.

“Today’s ceremony is of great significance to us since it promotes the Government’s drive to ensure inclusive and balanced development in Northern Ghana – an area that was identified in the 2014 Household Survey as one of the poorest parts of the country,” he added.

“In the history of our country since independence, no government has attempted to tar this road, and today’s sod-cutting is a dream come true.”

The Tamale-Yendi-Tatale Road Project is being fully funded by a USD 150 million World Bank facility under the Transport Sector Improvement Project (TSIP).

In addition to undertaking the 167km Highway between Tatale and Tamale, an additional 670km and 240 km of feeder roads will be rehabilitated in the Upper West and Bono Regions respectively as part of this facility.

The Vice President noted further that the Transport Sector Improvement Project has been developed to support the development of road infrastructure, improve road safety and strengthen the capacity of sector agencies.

Reiterating the Akufo-Addo government’s commitment to developing more roads in the country to ease travel, Dr. Bawumia said the Akufo-Addo government’s record in road construction in the past five years cannot be matched by any government in the 4th Republic, citing the construction and rehabilitation of major road networks in the country to buttress his claim.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, the Government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is undertaking various road development projects throughout the country. As we all know, roads are the arteries through which development flows,” said the Vice President.

“In the last five years, as opposed to the lip-service by the previous NDC government on the Eastern Corridor roads, the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commenced, and in some cases completed a substantial amount of work on the Eastern Corridor road.”

“For example: On the Tema-Akosombo stretch, M/S Inzag from Germany is working on the dualization between Tema and Asutsuare and constructing two interchanges – one at Ashaiman Roundabout and the other at Asutsuare; the Asikuma-Junction and Have stretch is being done by First Sky; the Have-Hohoe stretch is under construction by Green House; Hohoe-Jasikan stretch is by Rollider; Jasikan-Dodi-Pepesu – Sino Hydro has completed the stretch; Nkwanta-Oti-Damonko stretch-by M/S China Jianxi;

Kpassa-Oti Damonko stretch-by M/S First Sky; and Oti Damonko-Bimbilla-Yendi-Gushegu stretch is also ongoing”

“In the Northern Region alone, the construction of critical roads is busily ongoing. Some of these include: the Zabzugu –Nakpali -51km is 60% complete; Salaga-Kpandai 52km is 50% complete; Salaga-Bimbilla 71km is 56% complete; Upgrading of Nantong-Karaga 61km is 45% complete; and Upgrading of Karaga-Gushegu 24km is 30% complete.”

Dr. Bawumia assured that President Akufo-Addo’s second declaration of 2022 as another year of roads will continue unabated because “good road networks are essential in linking producers to markets, workers to jobs, students to schools, and the sick to hospitals. Undoubtedly, roads are vital to any development plan.”

The sod-cutting ceremony, which was greeted with excitement and appreciation by members of the beneficiary communities, was graced by Roads Minister, Kwesi Amoako Attah; Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul; Interior Minister Ambrose Dery; among other dignitaries, including traditional and religious leaders.

He also took time to inspect ongoing works at the newly constructed Tamale International Airport.

According to him, the airport was the result of a loan contracted by government in 2018 from the UK Export Finance (UKEF).

The Tamale International Airport is an ultramodern edifice with a separate multipurpose terminal which will serve as a Hajj Terminal. Works are 95% complete and I commend the contractors for the excellent work done, he said.

By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana

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