Jomoro MP asks drivers to be patient

Page 17, Nov 27, 2007
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Mr Lee Ocran, has appealed to articulated truck drivers plying the Elubo side of the Trans ECOWAS Highway to exercise restraint while efforts are being made to repair the road.
He said articulated truck drivers had blocked the “no man’s land” between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire with their trucks for some time now making it almost impossible for vehicles to use the road.
Their action is in protest of the deplorable nature of the road.
Mr Ocran said that he had already discussed the problem with the Ghana Highways Authority and efforts were being made to use the Mobile Repair Workshop to save the situation.
He explained that the outskirts of Elubo to the “No Man’s Land” had been awarded to a contractor but due to the continued heavy rains and some technical problems, it had not been possible for the contractor to start work.
Mr Ocran said two kilometres of the Elubo town roads would be awarded on contract by the end of November for work to start before the end of the year.