The 31.2-kilometre Assin Praso to Assin Fosu Road, which forms part of the project for the rehabilitation of the National Trunk Road, is expected to be completed in November 2023.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, October 18, 2021, inspected the ongoing construction works as part his two-day tour of the Central Region.
The project, estimated at a cost of $50 million, is being funded by a grant from the Government of Japan, and involves the rehabilitation of the 31.2km of road between Assin Fosu and Assin Praso; the dualization into a 4-lane carriageway of a 1.2km Assin Fosu township roads; the reconstruction of the railway underpass bridge; and the reconstruction of drainage structures between Assin Fosu and Assin Praso.
The contract for the construction was awarded on 15th November 2019, with the commencement date set for March 2020 but was suspended from April, 18, 2020 to March 15, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The road project, when executed, will significantly enhance the social-economic lives of the people in the Assin area, facilitate the movement of goods to and from the Takoradi Port, ensure easy access to markets and services, guarantee reductions in road accidents and road user costs, and improve travel time.
The project is awarded to Shimizu Dia-Nippon Joint Ventures, and is expected to be completed on 31st November 2023.
As part of the tour, the president used the opportunity to cut the sod for the construction of a 15-kilometre road at Nyankomase-Assin Jakai all in the Central Region.
The project includes the construction of feeder roads from Nanomesa Fante Nyankomase through Assin Jakai, Abaasa to Framase Junction; the Assin Jakai town roads; and the Jakai-Abein Feeder Roads.
The Nyamkomase-Assin Jakai is being constructed by Top International Engineering Ghana Limited, and is expected to be completed on 19th October 2023.
When completed, the road will provide access to farms for residents in the Assin South District, and also access to social facilities like schools, CHPs compound and clinics will be greatly enhanced.
