The €12.9M renovated Adomi Bridge at at Atimpoku which links the Eastern and Volta Regions may soon become a death trap following an unhealthy habit of people making away with bolts and nuts that have been used to brace the bridge.
The bridge was in December 2015 reopened to the public after being closed for 22 months for some major rehabilitation works. The rehabilitation was at a cost of €12.9 million with funds secured from the Bank of Austria.
Three years on, checks by Onua FM indicates that forty-five (45) of the bolts and nuts have been stolen, compromising the efficiency of the bridge and possibly risking the lives of commuters.
The rehabilitated bridge was commissioned by John Mahama in December 2015
The situation has been blamed on the non-availability of street lights on the Bridge.
However, the renovated bridge was commissioned with a full complement of street-lighting, but the situation as observed by Onua FM has changed.
The District Chief Executive (DCE), Samuel Kwame Agyekum, said all efforts to get the Ghana Highways Authorities to rectify the situation have proven futile.
A resident, Dr. Nana Akyeampong Kwakye in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa on Wednesday said it is very dangerous using the road.
He explained “the bridge has twenty-six lights but only two are working”.
“Lives are in danger. Vehicles are in danger and we have petitioned the Roads and Highway at Koforidua but to no avail”, he added
Dr. Kwakye said even though the bridge links to Volta North and the Volta Regional capital, Ho, nothing has be done.
“We have told the supervisor on the tollbooth”, he said.
He added that two out of the four bolts and nuts at some joints have been stolen while at some joints, all the four bolts and nuts have been stolen.
The Assembly Member for Atimpoku electoral area, Nana Yaw Ampem Darko, told Yen Sempa that “it has come to my notice. It happened about a month ago”.
He confirmed that about 45 bolts and nuts have been stolen and that he reported to the people at the tollbooth, they said they were there just to collect tolls and not to repair the bridge.
Nana Darko said they don’t want to demonstrate but if nothing is done immediately, they will be compelled to hit the streets and block vehicles from using the bridge to save lives and property.
Source: 3news
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It is about time we abolish the social contract between the state and the citizen. In this way nobody will blame the state on reckless act such as this.
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Some are created in the image of the devil oooo hmm and when anything happens it is government that people will blame when will our attitude change?
Was about to ask same question...In who's image these people were created? I just don't know ! The amount of energy spent to remove those bolts and nuts can be channeled into something more profitable and "humanely"
I DONT GET IT. THE AKOSOMBO AREA MUST BE A SECURITY ZONE SINCE THE DAM IS IN THAT AREA. I HAVE PERSONALY SEEN SOME WHITES TAKEN PHOTOGRAPH AROUND THE DAM AREA AND I ASKED WHERE ARE OUR SECURITY? THIS BRIDGE IS AN ASSET TO THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE THE BNI AND ALL THE SECUTY APARATORS AND THEY ALL GO TO SLEEP WHILE THIEFS STEAL THE BOTS AND NUTS ON THE BRIDGE FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE WE SEND IN THE SECURITY THERE. AS A COUNTRY WE LIKE THE FIRE SEVICE APROACH TO THINGS. THIS IS A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE IF ITS IN ANY COUNTRY THIS STOLEN NUTS WILL BE FOUND IN NO TIME. THERE ARE NO JOBE WHY DONT WE EMPLOY PEOPLE TO KEEP WATCH THERE DAY AND NIGHT JUST TO PROTECT THIS VITAL PROPERTY OF OUR NATION GHANA. IF YOU PUT ACCOUNTANT AS A SECURITY CAPO AND MANY MORE WHO DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SECURITY JUST PAY THEM FOR NOTHING. IF THE ADOMI BRIDGE IS BEING STOLEN THEN WHAT ELSE.
God created man/woman in own image spirit and it is therefore truly amazing to hear of such crimes!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH WE GHANAIANS AT ALL? WE STEAL EVERYTHING.WHAT SORTS OF PEOPLE ARE WE? DONT WE THINK OF THE DANGER THAT WILL BE CAUSED BY OUR RECKLESS ACTIONS OF STEALING NUTS AND BOLTS ON A BRIDGE? WHEN THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE DO WE KNOW THE NUMBER OF LIVES TO BE LOST? SO SAD.