There has been major improvement in the Dome-Kitase Road Rehabilitation Project being executed by a Ghanaian construction company, First Sky Company Limited.
The Project which commenced in July last year and is scheduled to be completed in 24 months.
Checks conducted at the project site established that about 35 per cent of work has been executed, with workers running against time to complete work ahead of schedule.
Work is progressing at fast rate when the paper visited the site yesterday.
It however emerged that there is no iota of truth in media publications that suggest that that work has stalled because workers are not paid.
This paper can confirm that workers have been consistent with work, as no worker has been sacked because of unpaid salary; and all workers are paid regularly, with casual workers paid on the 15th of every month.
“We always receive our salary on time. Even sometimes workers who are unable to come to work due to some circumstances are paid the full salary,” a casual works said.
The 23-kilometer road that links Dome in the Greater Accra Region to Kitase in the Eastern Region includes (1) the Construction of a 16.3-kilometer two-lane single-carriageway with the asphaltic concrete surfacing. (2) Provision of a 2.8-kilometer asphaltic concrete surfacing dual carriageway arterial with auxiliary lanes for drop off/pick up on both sides.
(3) Provision of a one-kilometer, two-lane single-carriageway with asphaltic concrete surfacing for Ashesi University.
The project is also to undertake total pavement rehabilitation, major drainage improvements along the stretch, and road safety features such as road markings and signs, streetlights, traffic lights, and pedestrian walkways.
The project is estimated to cost US$35 million and is funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the Government of Ghana.
