The Ministry of Roads and Highways has dismissed reports on social media claiming the Buipe bridge will be closed to traffic on Friday.
There have been reports circulating that the Ghana Highway Authority will from Friday close the Buipe bridge in the Northern Region to vehicular traffic for emergency repair works on the bridge.
A portion of the publication, which alleged that the Minister signed and issued the statement, further asserted that “The bridge, which will be opened on March 8, will again be closed the next day between the hours of 2:00 pm to 6:00 am on March 10 indicating that only vehicles weighing 20 tons will be allowed to cross the bridge between the period.”
However, the Ministry in a statement signed by its Head of Public Relations, Nasir Ahmad Yartey, described the said publication as false urging the public to ignore it.
“The Ministry wishes to state categorically that the Minister has not signed or issued any statement to that effect. For the avoidance of doubt, the Ministry wishes to assure the public that the Buipe bridge will not be closed as alluded to in the said publication.”
Source: Kasapafmonline.com/102.5FM
