Mohammed Saani Ibrahim
The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Development Authority [MIDA], Mr. Martin Eson-Benjamin has disclosed that the MCC Funding were used in providing support to some transportation projects in the country totaling US$218.37m.
The Project which has the objective to reduce the transportation cost affecting agricultural commerce at the sub-regional levels in Ghana, has three key activities namely Highway, Trunk and Ferry activities covering 40% of the MIDA total budget.
Mr. Eson Benjamin made the disclosure in Accra when he took his turn to brief the media on all the projects and activities undertaking by his outfit during the five-year mandatory term of the program, at the weekly based ‘' Meet the Press'' series of the Ministry of Information.
Besides the 357km of feeder roads rehabilitated, he said, MCC funds have also been applied to the upgrade of N.1 Highway, trunk road constructions as well as the provision of ferries, under the broader transportation project.
He said within the last 30 months, they have been able to complete the upgrading of 41.1 km of major urban highways into a 3-lane dual carriageway from the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange to Mallam junction in Accra. This is the main thoroughfare that brings agricultural goods to the Tema seaport and the Kotoka International Airport, a project which has been on the drawing board since 1965.
He mentioned the construction of 2 Grade Separation Interchanges at the Dimples and Mallam Junction, 6 Footbridges, 13 Bus Bays, 23 Minor Junctions, Bicycle Lanes and 2 Transport Terminals at Kokroko, near Mallam and at Abeka Lapaz, to include the design of the Projects.
This intervention which has improves the efficiency of the greater road network in and around Accra, will also reduce the bottlenecks that delay access to the International Airport, Tema Port as well as supports the expansion of the horticultural exports of Ghana, he added.
‘' All these activities which are ready to be handed over to the Ghana Highway Authority[GHA] bring the total cost of the N.1 Projects to US$ 173.2m or 31.7% of the Compact Fund'' he announced.
The MIDA Boss further disclosed that they have constructed the 75km Agogo-Dome Trunk Road with a new bridge over River Afram at, at a cost of US$30.11m, in order to improve road access to farmers and traders to the Afram Plains and reduce vehicle maintenance costs.
This major intervention, which provides an alternative route into the Afram Basin Area, he revealed, has opened new economic opportunities for many agricultural households and road users in the corridor and will stimulate higher agricultural production levels to the people.
To improve the reliability of ferry services in the busiest crossing points on the Volta River and in the Afram Basin, US$16.5m of MCC funds have been used to construct two RoRo Vehicle and Pedestrian Ferry Boats to augment the ferry fleet of the Volta Lake Transportation Company[VLTC] .
As part of the ferry activity, MIDA has also rehabilitated and modernized the 43year old Floating Dock at Akosombo in the Eastern Region, for use by the VLTC. New Landing Stages have been constructed at both ends to increase ferry and vehicle handling capacities as well as the upgrading of the Passenger Terminals at Adawso and Ekye Amanfrom.
‘' We have also extracted all the dangerous tree stamps in the 5km Ferry Path, to allow for safe passage and to prevent any accidents'' he noted.
He acknowledged the support and cooperation they received from various public institutions such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana Statistical Service, Education Ministry, Metroploitan,Municipal and District Assemblies among others.
Mr. Eson Benjamin, saluted the vibrancy of the Ghanaian media that put them on their toes and the public whose constant craving for results served as a source of motivation for meeting their deliverables.
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