The accident which occurred in the early hours of Thursday, February 22 has led to the road being blocked to traffic.

Road users are, therefore, advised to find alternative routes as officers of the Police and officer of the Ghana National Fire Service work to ensure the safe removal of the vehicle.

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The government has disclosed its proposal to transform the motorway into a 10-lane thoroughfare featuring eight flyovers, with a budget of $380 million.

The construction timeline is set at 36 months.

Mr Nyarko highlighted the current encroachment of the expansion land by illegal squatters and the legal allocation of parts of it to private individuals by local assemblies along the stretch.

In an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, the Akim Swedru MP said adequate notice had been given to those in the vicinity, and the process of relocating them would commence promptly.

While emphasizing that compensation would be provided to individuals who had legitimately acquired land through local assembly allocations, Mr. Nyarko clarified the situation for illegal occupants.

He stated that those illegally occupying the area had no legal right to stay on the property, as the original owner intended to use it for the project.

Addressing the compensation issue, he explained, “People who may have legally received land allocations from the assembly and developed on it will receive compensation for relocation. The government, through the ministry, GIIF, and the contractor, will assess and ensure compensation for those who, due to legal allocations, have built properties that will be affected. However, for those illegally occupying the area, no compensation is warranted.”

This stance reiterates the government’s commitment to executing the motorway expansion project while adhering to due process and providing fair compensation to those affected within the bounds of the law.

The two drivers, Kojo Asante and Emmanuel Boateng, filled the potholes on the stretch with laterite.

In an interview with JoyNews, the drivers explained their motivation for the exercise on such an important and busy highway.

According to them, as motorists who also have issues with their vehicles plying that route, they decided to help salvage the situation before any long-term solutions by the government.

“What motivated us was that, I was just lying down and I called my friend lamenting about the present state of the Motorway. I told him we are the motorists so we should do something about it. He then asked what should be done. The I replied by saying we should get some wheelbarrow and tools, and that’s how we started something this morning around 5.30 a.m.,” one of the drivers shared.

The other driver also said, “Most of the drivers have flat tyres on the road and accidents also happen on the road. But we have seen that we can help.”

However, after six hours of filling a number of the potholes on the stretch, personnel from the Tema Police Patrol Unit arrived at the site and asked them to leave.

The volunteers say they were disappointed about the police’s directive.

“We were working when the patrol came here saying we are tired so we should go, and we said we are not yet tired and that we are helping the nation. We are disappointed with the police for not allowing us to correct what is wrong,” they said.

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