The Akufo-Addo government could soon be implementing the proposal made by Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference to use concrete for road construction nationwide instead of asphalt.
Speaking at the Lighthouse Chapel’s 2017 Good Friday Miracle Service, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, described the proposal as “pure wisdom” and noted that the Ministry of Roads and Transport were undertaking the comparative analysis and costing of the proposal.
In March, the Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference urged the government to increase road tolls and further suggested that the proceeds be used to improve roads.
According to the proposal, this new road network was to be built using concrete; specifically 10 inches of concrete with the width of three lanes 12 meters wide, for several miles.
The group cited the Tema motorway as an example of a concrete road that has served Ghana for decades.
The Vice President concurred with the Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference’s assessment, noting that “most of the other asphalt roads, after a year of rainfall, are gone.”
“We will consider doing this and it will be transformational because as for laying concrete, we can all do it in Ghana. You don’t need to get anybody to come and lay concrete for you. Any mason from any village can come and lay the concrete and go on,” Dr. Bawumia said.
He explained that, following the costing, government realized that a kilometre of a concrete road will cost $3.8 million and that of asphalt will cost $2.8 million. But the concrete road will last for 40 years whilst the asphalt will last for only 10 years, he added. “… So $3.8 million for 40 years and 2.8 for 10 years – the economics is very simple. So we are very excited and with the help of the Roads Ministry very soon we should be able to announce the new transformation in our road construction in Ghana,” Dr. Bawumia said.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Yes,this is a listening gov't,indeed Ghana is blessed with Nana/Bawumia leadership.Ghana is working again.
ANY AFRICAN LEADER WHO MENTIONS THE DOLLAR IN PUBLIC IS A SARDINE LEADER, NO HEAD!
I DON`T SEE HOW JUST A KILOMETER OF ROAD CAN COST SO MUCH. WE HAVE OUR OWN CLINKER, SAND, LAND, WATER AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF OUR LEADERS NOT BEING SELFISH. AFRICAN LEADERS CAN AND SHOULD MOBILIZE ALL THESE RESOURCES TO CONSTRUCT OUR OWN ROADS, SCHOOLS, SEA PORTS, AIR PORTS, OFFICES AND RESIDENTIAL UNITS, DAMS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE. ALL THESE CAN BE DONE WITHOUT THE BLACKMAN GOING FOR EVEN 1 DOLLAR FROM THE TIVES. AFRICA HAS MORE THAN IT NEEDS TO PROVIDE QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ITS PEOPLE.
EVEN DR BAWUMIA KEEP MENTIONING THE DOLLAR WHEN WE HAVE OUR OWN CEDI. THE LEVEL OF COLONIZATION IN AFRICA IS SO DEEP THAT EVEN THOSE WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER KEEP BEHAVING LIKE THEY`RE IN A SLAVE CAMP. WHY SHOULD ANYONE MENTION THE DOLLAR ON A NATIONAL PROGRAM? COULDN`T BAWUMIA HAVE DONE HIS COSTING IN CEDIS?
This is what Ghana needs.Nana and Bawumia, in fact, you will be great leaders. Kwame Nkrumah's motorway is still motorable because of the materials used(cement,iron rods and stone chipping). We have Ghacem, Diamond cement and Dangote cement. What's our problem? Nana and co, do what you can do to help the nation. Don't perturbed by what the hypocrites will say afterall we can see the economy responding to natural stimuli and the cediis appreciating. Natural appreciation not the dollar injection appreciation.
This has been my vision for a long time. Ghana will work again.
We are blessed to have Bishop Dag as our daddy and our Bishop.
I think you can easily rank No. 1 for foooolishness in Africa
Fooolish man with his brain-dead boss. They are hypocritical thievess.They will cotinue to campaign till 2020. What a height of madnesss!