The dual carriage highway linking Madina and Adentan in the north-eastern part of Accra to the capital and the western parts of the country through the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange remains uncompleted.
The 5.6-kilometre road has delayed for about 10 years, as footbridges designed to ferry pedestrians safely across the speedways were abandoned in the course of the project’s execution.
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The hanging bridges mean that thousands of people, especially children, risk getting knocked down by speeding vehicles on a daily basis.
Adom News investigations have revealed that the government of Ghana owes the China Water and Electrical Construction Limited, the company contracted to build the road, $45m and GHC 80m.
The cost is in respect of the Adenta road and some other construction works elsewhere in the country.
Adentan Member of Parliament, Boniface Abubakar Saddique, who doubles as Inner City and Zongo Communities Development Minister, revealed the debt.
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He, however, promised the government will pay the outstanding contract cost by October this year.
Meanwhile, motorists and residents who ply the road say the situation poses a daily danger to their lives and have called for an immediate response to the challenge.
The video above depicts the daily struggles of motorists and pedestrians alike.
