Mr Kwasi Amoako Atta, Minister of
Roads and Highways, who announced this
at Buipe after inspecting both bridges on Tuesday, said the total closure would
take effect from Wednesday, November 22,
to give the engineers ample time to do good work.
Mr Amoako Atta said an amount of
GH₵4 million had been
allocated for the exercise, which would be completed within four weeks.
Both bridges earlier this year
underwent emergency maintenance, but they are currently weak and have developed
cracks with huge potholes and they shake even when a motorbike moves across.
Both bridges are important as
they link the northern part of the country to the south as well as serve the
country's landlocked neighbours, who cart their goods from the Tema Harbour.
Mr Amoako Atta described the
current state of the bridges as scary saying government would not allow any
disaster to strike hence the closure.
He announced that government had
secured funds to construct two new bridges to replace the Buipe and Yapei
Bridges as a long term solution to the current situation.
He said work to replace both
bridges would commence by the first quarter of 2018.
Mr Amoako Atta appealed to
motorists to bear with government and use the alternative routes to allow for
proper maintenance works to be undertaken.
Meanwhile, a temporary closure of
both bridges on Tuesday left many passengers stranded at both ends at Buipe and
Yapei.
They claimed they were not aware
of the closure of the bridges.
GNA
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