The Akufo-Addo administration in the Republic of Ghana has begun fixing and replacing non-functional streetlights on the Accra-Tema motorway.
The exercise, which started few days ago, has so far seen replacement of non- functional streetslights from the Tetteh Quarshie interchange to the Sidalco stretch of the motorway.
Readers would recall that energynewsafrica.com reported in November last year that Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) had planned to fix streetlights on the Accra-Tema motorway as part of its plans to provide some 18,000 streetlights in Accra, capital of Ghana.
However, energynewsafrica.com understands that prior to publication government had already taken the decision to it.
The 19-km Accra-Tema motorway, which was built during the era of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, in 1965, to link the harbour city of Tema and Accra, has been without streetlights for ages.
In June 2002, there was a report by the Ghana News Agency that the government of the West African nation was to spend 1.95 million cedis to light the motorway. The project was to commemorate the country’s Golden Jubilee in 2007.
The project had some challenges that delayed its completion.
The late President Atta Mills’ administration commenced the motorway streetlights project but it could not be completed.
Unfortunately, criminals along the motorway stole most of the electrical cables while irresponsible and reckless drivers knocked down most of the poles.
Many users of the road have lamented over the poor visibility on the road especially in the night.
It was the hope of many users of the road that one day the government would be concerned about the sad situation and act.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com
