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Concrete Roads Construction Starts –

The concrete paver concreting portion of the road. INSET: Workers laying stone basement

The government’s concreting of roads
in some parts of the Tema Heavy Industrial Area in the Greater Accra Region by
government is progressing steadily.

Currently, the 5.4 km stretch at TOR-Tema
Steel Works to DVLA Road which is being undertaken by two local firms – Messrs Lèmef
Construction Limited and Messrs Joshob Construction Limited – is seeing the casting
of concrete.

Stone basing works – the final work
before concreting – have also commenced around the steel works junction to
Tropical Cable.

When DAILY GUIDE visited the scene,
a paver machine was also seen doing some concreting works on the road near DVLA
stretch.

Site Supervisor Michael Eduah told DAILY
GUIDE
that they were almost done with the construction of the drains.

According to him, ground
preparation works, including laying of stone basement ahead of the concreting
of some parts of the road, were ready.

It would be recalled that last
year, Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia cut sod for the concrete road
construction. The Vice-President said the project was being piloted and could
be extended to some major roads in the country. He said it was cheaper building
a concrete road compared to an asphalted road.

According to him, the road was
selected based on its functional use by heavy duty vehicles.

Road Construction Engineers
explained that although the initial cost of concrete roads was relatively high,
it was more economical, compared to asphalt roads, over a period of not less than
40 years.

From Vincent Kubi, Tema

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