Roads Minister to visit Madina after MP summons him to Parliament over Bad roads
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon Kwesi Amoako Atta would in the coming weeks or a month time paid a working visit to Madina Constituency to assess the level of bad roads and poor drainage system.
The visit would also afford the Minister to speak to stakeholders, especially chiefs, assembly members and residents within the Constituency on matters of deplorable roads in Teiman, Kweiman-Danfa, La-Nkwatanag, Oyarifa and Burgertown areas that need urgent attention.
The Minister take the decision after Member of Parliament for Madina, Hon Francis Xavier Sosu summoned him to parliament over poor drainage and bad roads network in the Constituency.
Mr Sosu wanted to know from.the Minister what steps the Ministry is taking to address poor drainage system in the Madina constituency.
“Mr. rise to ask the Minister for
Roads and Highways what steps the Ministry is taking to fix drainages within the Madina Municipality,” Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu quizzed the Sector Minister.
In response the sector Minister, Hon Kwesi Amoako Atta, said the network of drains within the Municipality consists of primary (storm drains) secondary and tertiary drains.
According to him, planning, construction and maintenance of primary drainage
structures is part of the mandate of the Hydrological Services Department of the Ministry of Works and Housing.
He said the Department of Urban Roads as part of it’s mandate is to construct and maintain the secondary and tertiary drainage structures as part of road infrastructure developments.
The Minister explained thag, the department is currently undertaking rehabilitation and upgrading of selected roads within the La Nkwatanang Municipality.
Some if the works he added, includes, “works includes the construction of tertiary and secondary drains as appropriate.”
“Mr Speaker, this is necessary to protect the roads and reduce flooding in the. community,” the Minister added.
He however assured that the government through the Ministry would fix most of the drainages and roads in the Constituency.
The Minister reassured of the government commitment to fix drains and roads across the country including Madina.
In addition to that, he said the Ministry would “liaise with the Hydrological
Services Division for the construction and maintenance of primary drains which have direct impact on our roads.”
He said the Department of Urban Roads would implement most major road projects within the La Nkwantanang Municipality to complement the ongoing roads.
The Minister assures the MP he would visit the Constituency to appreciate the extent of has roads and drainage system.
Source: expressnewsghana.com
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