Krobo Chief Appeals To Ghacem To Complete Odumase-Tema-Akosombo Highway Project

A heartfelt appeal has gone to Ghana Cement (Ghacem) and the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly to help in constructing a bridge to complete a link road from Odumase Krobo to the Tema-Akosombo highway.

The unfinished stretch, halted at a small stream just 2km shy of completion, has left commuters and haulage trucks, including those from Ghacem’s limestone mines, with no choice but to traverse a- 9km detour route through Kpong.

The Divisional Chief of Piengua in the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Tettey Akora I, who made the appeal through The Chronicle, states that the completion of the bypass would bring about a lot of benefits to the Krobo enclave and beyond.

He continued that it will not only ease the journey for commuters, but also reduce the wear and tear on vehicles, cutting transportation costs and boosting economic activities.

Ghacem Ltd, according to the chief, is a major taxpayer to the government and contributor to the traditional council through royalties and also has a strong presence in the geographical area.

Nene Tettey Akora I believes that with Ghacem’s support, the bypass could be completed, benefitting both the company and the local community.

His plea highlights the potential benefits of completing the important link road, including reduced travel time, enhanced safety and increased economic opportunities in the area.

A source at the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly speaking on condition of anonymity stated that the road in question, which connects the Manya Krobo Rural Bank junction at Aklomuase, through a forgotten sports stadium project, has been neglected all these years until the immediate past New Patriotic Party (NPP) government revisited it.

Then Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Simon Kwaku, held the bull by the horn and reconstructed to the present stage at the stream with the intention of linking the Tema-Akosombo road, but his dream could not be fulfilled before his party lost the 2024 general elections.

The source believes that the newly appointed MCE, Mr Atteh Matey, also a visionary leader, would complete the project.

Ghacem through its subsidiary West Africa Quarries Ltd (WAQL) has been mining limestone in the Krobo stretch of the Akuapem range at Odugblase since 2004 when it was inaugurated by then President John Agyekum Kufuor.

It has over the past two decades improved the local economy, employed drivers and mechanics.

The limestone from the hills is transported to the cement factory in Tema, via Kpong.

Another route, according to a transporter is Odumase Krobo, Somanya, Madina and Mallam Junction to the factory in Takoradi.

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