2020 Newsletter Q2

Management

The Department of Urban Roads is managed by the Director and his three Deputies in charge of Planning and Development, Maintenance and Operations, Finance and Administration.

• Director – Ing. Dr. Abass M. Awol

  The Department of Urban Roads is managed by the Director and his three Deputies in charge of Planning and Development, Maintenance and Operations, Finance and Administration.

  • Director – Ing. Dr. Abass M. Awolu
  • Director (M & O) – Ing. John Akwasi Nuamah
  • Director (P & D) – Ing. James Amoo Gottfried
  • Director (F & A) – Ing. B. A. Sowah

JURISDICTION

The DUR operates through Regional Offices in all the regions of Ghana. The DUR through the Regional Offices has oversight responsibility for works in about one hundred and thirty-seven (137) assembly areas.

MAINTENANCE ACHIEVEMENT – MID YEAR 2020

MAJOR PROJECTS ONGOING

1. ACCRA URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT – POKUASE INTERCHANGE PROJECT

The specific objective of the Accra Urban Transport Project is to promote efficient movement of goods and people to and from the city through Pokuase, boost trade along the connecting routes, provide income generation opportunities, promote affordable transport services and generally improve the livelihoods of the people in the project area. The project is being funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Ghana (GoG). Main Works include:

• Construction of a four (4) Tier interchange at Pokuase Junction
• Construction of 10km of selected local roads to connect the communities to the interchange
• Construction of 2 overhead footbridges
  
  

Contractor:  M/S Zhongmei Eng. Gp. Ltd.
Commencement: 4^th April, 2018
Expected Completion:  4^th October, 2020
Physical Progress: 75.4%

2. KUMASI ROADS AND DRAINAGE EXTENSION PROJECT

The project is being funded by Agencę Française de’Developpment and is in three main components:

• The expansion of existing Lake Road (single carriageway) into a dual carriageway from Coca-Cola Bottling Company area km2+700 to km4+700; a further extension to Dompoase Junction and thence to the new Terminal at Dompoase.
• The extension of Sissai drain by 2km;
• Construction of 3 No. Reinforced concrete bridges across the Sissai River.

Contractor:   M/S China Henan Int. Coop. Group (Gh) Ltd.
Commencement:1^st February, 2019
Expected Completion: 1^st March, 2021
Physical Progress: 56.00%     

3. CONSTRUCTION OF TEMA STEEL WORKS ROAD AND DVLA ROAD (CONCRETE ROADS)

The Department is implementing this Concrete Roads project in Tema, to help accommodate the high traffic volume, especially heavy-duty vehicles within the industrial enclave.

TEMA STEEL WORKS ROAD
Contractor: M/S Joshob Const. Co. Ltd
Commencement: 18th June, 2018
Initial Completion: 18th December, 2019
Revised Completion:  –
Physical Progress: 72.84%

4. CONSTRUCTION OF OBETSEBI LAMPTEY INTERCHANGE

This project generally seeks to reduce congestion around the Obetsebi roundabout and facilitate the free movement of goods and people. The project also seeks to solve the perennial flooding within the project location by upgrading the existing drainage structures.

Contractor: M/S QGMI
Commencement: 28th November, 2019
Expected Completion: 30th November, 2020
Physical Progress: 51.30%

5. TAMALE INTERCHANGE

The Tamale interchange is about one kilometre long and links the Kumasi road through the Point 7 road, the Central Taxi Rank, Central Market intersection with the Melcom Road and Bolgatanga Road. The project seeks to improve travel times and reducing conflicts among the various modes of transport on the road and other vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.

Contractor:  M/S SINOHYDRO
Commencement:  31^st July, 2019
Expected Completion:  31^st July, 2021
Physical Progress:  41.00%

6. DUALIZATION OF HO MAIN ROAD (SOKODE GBORGAME-CIVIC CENTRE)

The project is being executed to accommodate the anticipated high traffic volume that is expected within the volta Region in the near future. The project consists of the dualization of the main road into Ho from Sokode Gborgame and traffic management of existing roads within the city centre.

Contractor: M/S China Railway No. 5
Commencement: August, 2016
Expected Completion: December, 2020
Physical Progress: 51.30%

7. TESHIE LINK ROAD

 The Teshie Link forms part of the Accra East Corridor Roads. It is a 7.5km minor arterial road which starts from a location on the Tema Beach Road about 400m from Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) towards Teshie across the Spintex road and ends on the Accra-Tema Motorway.

Contractor: M/S G.S. International
Commencement:November, 2019
Expected Completion:May, 2021
Physical Progress:60%