In a bid to enhance development, the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly, EKMA has revealed plans to embark on several projects in the Municipality.
This infrastructure consists of roads, construction of storm drains, lockable stores, and others.
The Public Relations Officer of EKMA, Alhaji Abubakari Issah, mentioned in an interview on Beach FM, that the various projects have been awarded to contractors who will begin work in selected areas in the Municipality in the coming week.
” We just cut the sod last week through the Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Hon Dan Botwe.
All the projects are under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Project. There’s going to be construction of two storey 57 units lockable stores and four offices at Kwesimintsim township,”
The projects being undertaken include the construction of a storm drain from Anaji Choice Mart to the ‘I Adu’ area, the construction of three Cell Box Culverts at Effia, two Cell Box Culverts and storm drains at Bankyease, all in the municipality.
The construction of Long Double Culvert and Filling works at Anaji would be executed by Kingspok Construction Works Limited.
Other contractors that would help to execute the project are Savannah Empire Construction Limited, Linktell Business Services Limited and Memphis Metropolitan Limited.
Touching on some abandoned road projects, he stated that the Assembly does not have supervisory powers over the contractor (Asabea Construction) in charge of the construction works on Effia Number 9 and CDH roads as the contract was not awarded by the Assembly.
However, the Assembly is in talks with the contractor to get back to the site and complete the project.
He said the fixing of the traffic lights at Effia No.9 would be possible if all engagements go through with prospective the contractor. But in the meantime, city guards are deployed to direct traffic at peak times.
“Till all the engagements go through, the traffic will be fixed, if not there is nothing we can do for now.
we have provided some city guards to control the traffic at peak hours That’s the remedy for now.”
