A know-how firm, Knights Ghana Restricted says it is able to hand over 30 composite modular metal bridges to the federal government.
These bridges are supposed to enhance the day by day actions of individuals and resolve important challenges in communities and cities throughout the nation as a part of a Czech authorities assist to Ghana.
The 30 bridges are a part of the primary 50-batch a €50-million undertaking executed by Knights Ghana Restricted, a subsidiary firm of Knights a.s of the Czech Republic beneath an settlement between the governments of Ghana and the Czech Republic.
The Chief Government Officer and Chairman of the Board of Administrators of the Knights a.s of the Czech Republic, Dr Karl Laryea, who introduced this in an interview after the launch of the twenty fifth anniversary of the corporate in Accra starting from a 20-metre span to a 50-metre.
He stated the corporate had written to the federal government for official handing over of eight of them, which can be utilized now.
“The remainder of the 22 are going by means of testing processes with small drainage methods wanted to be accomplished by the ministry, which isn’t a part of our scope of labor,” he defined.
Dr Laryea defined that a few of the bridges had been replacements for previous ones, whereas others had been supplied for the very first time.
Location of bridges
The bridges, which range in size between 20 and 50 metres, are over the Okurudu stream at Kpormottey within the Central Area, the Okwenya Bridge over the Okwe River (Somanya-Akuse Junction Rd) within the Jap Area, the Akim Mampong – Adasawase Bridge over the Birim River within the Jap Area, the Neighborhood 19 Bridge at Klagon (Abattoir), Tema within the Higher Accra Area, the bridge over River Densu at Ayigbe City, Weija within the Higher Accra Area, and the Neighborhood 12 Bridge at Klagon stream, additionally within the Higher Accra Area.
Others are the Ochi River Bridge on the Breman – Asikuma street within the Central Area, the Awotwe Jn – Awotwe Bridge over the Samri River within the Central Area; the bridge over the Densu River on the Nankese -Atwakan – Bomponso No 2 Street within the Jap Area; the bridge over the stream on the Asokore – Kuma Street within the Jap Area; the bridge over the stream on the Kyebi – Kasajan street within the Jap Area; the bridge over the stream on the Adarkwa-Addo Nkwanta street within the Jap Area; the bridge over the Banko River on the Essieninpong – Timeabu Street within the Ashanti Area, and the bridge over the Atekrom River on the Azimsum – Azoribisi street within the Higher East Area.
The remainder are the bridge over the Kamba River on the Sentu-Girigan-Kpari street within the Higher West Area, the bridge over the Kaworo River on the Kunchogu – Kwapong street, additionally within the Higher West Area; the bridge over the Daka River on the Lanja – Bofoyili street within the Northern Area; the bridge over the Tano River on the Chiraa – Mankranho street within the Brong Ahafo Area; the bridge over the stream on the Ayensuakor – Doutu street within the Central Area; the bridge over the stream on the Sokode – Bame street within the Volta Area; the Osoroase Krobom – Sea Abenaso Bridge over the Sea River within the Jap Area; the bridge over a stream on the Kokoso – Bohyen street within the Ashanti Area, the Senyeri – Gbiniyire bridge within the Northern Area, the Prestea– Hemang bridges and the Insu Junction-Oppong Valley Bridge each within the Western Area, the North Ofankor-Taifa Burkina Bridge within the Higher Accra and the Susanso-Angloga Bridge within the Ashanti Area in addition to the Zuarangu – Gambibgo Bridge within the Higher East Area.
Challenges
Explaining what accounted for the delay, Dr Laryea defined additional that the bridges had been to have been accomplished by Could 31, 2022 however, “as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and delays for the Electrical energy Firm of Ghana and the Ghana Water Firm to relocate the providers strains, about 4 (4) of the websites are but to start.
He additionally talked about that extra rainfall within the Western a part of Ghana, in addition to the Northern a part of Ghana after spillage of the Bagre Dam prevented a lot of the contractors from working,”
Signing of MoU
Throwing extra mild on the undertaking, Dr Laryea, stated the variety of bridges to be constructed had been 200 through the signing in 2007, at a value of €200 million.
He indicated that on account of monetary constraints, the contract was damaged down into 4 tranches, and in April 2019, an settlement for the primary tranche of fifty was signed.
Dr Laryea additional defined that on that very same day in April, a Czech Republic financial institution, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni banka, a.s. (CSOB), signed a mortgage settlement for the undertaking with Ghana’s Ministry of Finance.
“This settlement got here into pressure on June 1, 2020 and we’re anticipated to finish it by the tip of 2022. Out of the continued 50 bridges, we’re supposed to totally inaugurate 25 of them by the tip of March 2022, whereas the remaining 25 will likely be handed over to the ministry by the tip of this yr,” he defined.
Dr Laryea added that as a result of “wonderful work being carried out by Knights, the Minister of Roads and Highways had determined to begin the method of buying funds for each the second and the third tranches this yr, in order that by 2023, once we would have completed with the primary tranche, we will begin the second tranche”.
