(MP promises to rehabilitate Ablekuma Central roads) 12/6/09

THE Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ablekuma Central, Mr Theophilus Tetteh-Chaie, has assured his constituents that he will do everything possible to ensure that roads in the constituency are rehabilitated.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday, Mr Tetteh-Chaie said the poor state of the roads linking areas such as Mataheko, Abossey Okai and Gbortsui was of great concern to him and his people.
He said as part of the efforts, Mr Tetteh-Chaie said he was liaising with the Department of Urban Roads to facilitate the rehabilitation.
The MP recalled assurances given by the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Joe K. Gidisu, in response to a question he raised on the floor of Parliament concerning rehabilitation of the road network in the Ablekuma Central Constituency.
According to Mr Tetteh-Chaie, Mr Gidisu said the road network in those areas of the constituency which was designed in 1995 needed to be reviewed on the account of the development which had occurred since that period.
The MP said Mr Gidisu gave the assurance that the Accra Metropolitan Roads Department had carried out an inventory of the road network in the Mataheko, Abossey Okai and Gbortsui areas, while the Perigrino Aryee Street, the Lartebiokorshie Road, Mataheko Avenue and Dansoman Link had been identified for rehabilitation.
Mr Gidisu said rehabilitation of selected roads in Lartebiokorshie in the constituency was awarded to Messrs Alkaboat Limited at a total cost of GH¢299,540.98 for completion in eight months in February, 2007, but the contractor failed to deliver.