Owners of a massive advertisement billboard situated at the Ashaiman Roundabout have been given a strict seven-day ultimatum by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, to clear the structure from the area.
The Minister expressed firm dissatisfaction during an inspection of the corridor, explaining that the billboard falls directly within the state’s road right of way. Its continued presence poses a direct physical obstruction to ongoing works on the 64.4-kilometre stretch connecting the Ashaiman Roundabout to the Atimpoku Junction.
According to Mr Agbodza, the designated zone is slated for the construction of a critical flyover aimed at easing traffic congestion. He underscored that the advertising structure must be completely decommissioned without delay to allow contractors full, unhindered access to move forward with civil works.
Sending a final note of caution, the Minister made it clear that if the property owners fail to comply with the directive before the one-week deadline lapses, state task forces from the Ministry will step in to forcibly pull down the billboard at the owners’ expense to prevent costly project delays.
Furthermore, Mr Agbodza turned his attention to traders and local residents who had previously been evicted from the project corridor.
He warned them against any attempt to re-occupy the cleared buffer zones, stressing that illegal encroachments threaten contractor safety and disrupt the delivery schedule. He assured the public that engineering works are progressing smoothly and that construction crews will remain deployed across all cleared sections of the route.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
