The District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP) Coordinator for Adansi Asokwa District in Ashanti, Mr. Majeed Governor, has embarked on an extensive road reconstruction and rehabilitation exercise aimed at improving accessibility, easing transportation challenges and accelerating development across the district.
The project involves the construction of new virgin roads and the rehabilitation of severely deteriorated roads to provide proper layouts for communities within the district.
Speaking to newsmen during site inspection at Aboabo No 2 in the district, Majeed Governor said the ongoing road works are intended to ease the burden on residents, especially landowners and prospective homeowners who previously had to carry sand, stones and other building materials manually to construction sites due to absence of access roads.
“This initiative will give our people proper access to their lands and make development less stressful,” he said.
The DRIP Coordinator said the major focus of the project is improving access to healthcare to aid pregnant women in emergency cases.
He also said poor road conditions in the district have made transportation difficult with motor bikes being the only means of transport in many communities.
The Adansi Asokwa DCE, Mr. Albert Dakora, commended the DRIP Coordinator for the initiative describing it as a timely intervention that would significantly improve living conditions in the district.
“This project will bring great relief to the people in the district. Improved roads mean improved livelihoods, better access to healthcare and overall development,” the DCE added.
The Obaapanin of Aboabo No 2, Nana Ohu Akyiaa Boadu II and the Assemblyman, Mr. Asante Charles Owusu expressed their appreciation for the project noting that poor access roads have long been a major concern for women in labour particularly.
The Adansi Asokwa District shares boundaries with Obuasi, New Edubiase, Fomena, Akrofuom and parts of the Eastern Region, but has many years struggled with poor road infrastructure that has hampered movement and development.
From Frederick Danso Abeam, New Edubiase
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