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| REHABILITATED ADOMI BRIDGE |
President John Dramani
Mahama today opened the Adomi Bridge to traffic after it was shut down close to two years now.
The Ghana Highway
Authority announced the closure of the Adomi Bridge on March 10, 2014 after government
secured a grant facility of €12.9 million from the bank of Austria for its rehabilitation.
The Adomi Bridge is the only bridge linking the Volta and Eastern Regions
as well other parts of the country.
The famous bridge
spanning the Volta River from Atimpoku to Akrade, was designed in 1957 by
William Brown, of the Engineers Fox and Partners.
Commissioning the newly
rehabilitated bridge President Mahama advised motorist to adhere to road
safety regulations in the use of the facilities. According to him,
excess weight on the bridge is a major contributor to the weakening of the
bridge.
He further said government remains resolute in ensuring development projects
across the country
President Mahama indicated that four
other bridges which includes the one over the River Brim Eastern Region have also been completed.
Minister of Roads and
Highway, Inusah Fuseini urged managers of the bridge to device a maintenance strategies
to preserve the facility.
Commuters on the
Accra-Ho route have heaved a sigh of relief as President Mahama commissioned
the reconstructed Adomi Bridge this afternoon.
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| PICTORIAL VIEW OF THE COMMISSIONED ADOMI BRIDGE |
EMMANUEL DZIVENU
(RADIO UNIVERS)
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