Yapei (N/R), Dec. 22, - The Yapei and Buipe Bridges in the Northern
Region were on Friday opened to traffic after a month’s closure for
maintenance.
Both bridges were closed to
traffic on November 22, after they developed cracks and huge potholes rendering
them weak.
The closure caused a lot of
inconvenience for motorists and the traveling public, who used alternative
routes, some of which were not in good condition.
Mr Kwasi Amoako Atta, Minister of
Roads and Highways, who opened both bridges at Yapei, assured that government
was making efforts to find the needed resources to begin the construction of
new bridges to replace both bridges.
The Yapei and Buipe bridegs
connect the north to the south of the country and the country’s neighbouring
landlocked countries depend on them to cart goods from the Tema Harbour.
Both bridges were constructed to
last for 50 years, but they are now in their 54th year, a situation, which has
rendered them weak.
GNA
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