Story: A. Kofoya-Tetteh, Koforidua
CONSTRUCTION work on the GH¢380,000 (¢3.8 billion) bridge over the rail line on the Kassadjan Dual Carriageway at Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital, is progressing steadily.
The government’s biggest single project under the New Juaben Roads Rehabilitation Programme is being executed by A. Naggesten Limited, a local civil engineering firm, with Deoke Consult as the consultant engineers.
Currently, the project is 40 per cent complete, and would be ready for use in February, 2008.
According to the New Juaben Municipal Chief Engineer, Mr Abass Awolu, the bridge when completed would ease transportation on the road, which would also be completed in August, next year.
He said although the bridge was scheduled to be completed in December, this year, torrential rains did not make that possible. Mr Awolu praised the construction firm for the quality work done so far, and expressed the hope that considering the rate of work, the bridge would be ready for use next February.
Mr Awolu, who visited the site to acquaint himself with the progress of the project, stated that provision had also been made under the bridge for the construction of an additional rail line in future.
The Project Engineer of A. Naggesten, Mr Gideon Appiah Amankwa, gave the assurance that with the rains virtually over, the company would do its best to complete the project by February, next year.
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