Nag Fairmount Construction Limited, the company handling the Kasoa–Winneba road project, has assured that a section of the road will be opened to traffic before Christmas to ease movement along the busy corridor.
The foreman in charge of the Kasoa–Fetteh Kakraba stretch, Jonathan Arko, said the decision is aimed at improving mobility during the festive season.
During a site tour by the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana, Mr. Arko noted that asphalting on that section is nearing completion and that the first layer will likely be done ahead of schedule.
“We are starting from zero to seven hundred and twenty (720). Yeah. It’s zero-zero point, starting from Kasoa and then ending at Fetteh Kakraba. Probably by Christmas, we can finish the asphalt first layer, and then we will open the road for the cars,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has commended the John Mahama-led government for continuing key legacy projects inherited from the previous administration while initiating new ones, such as the Winneba–Mankessim and Cape Coast–Takoradi road expansion works.
However, the Association appealed to the contractor to speed up construction on the Kasoa–Winneba project to alleviate the hardships faced by commuters and transport operators.
Transportation along the corridor, one of the busiest in the country, has been severely affected since expansion works began in late 2023.
Frequent truck overturns, congestion, and poor road conditions have forced several commercial drivers to withdraw their services, while others have increased fares, citing high vehicle maintenance costs due to the bumpy and dusty terrain.
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