Some 1,207 solar-powered street lights have been installed along 10 trunk road sections and five major junctions in eight regions of the country, the Ministry of Roads and Highways and Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) has said.
The regions include Accra, Volta, Central, Western, Eastern, Western, Ashanti and Brong- Ahafo, while the five major junctions are Bunso, Anyinam and Juaso Junction on Accra to Kumasi road and at Mankranso and Tepa junctions on the Kumasi to Sunyani road.
10 road sections including Madina to Pantang, Fiesta Royale to GIMPA Junction, Tema to Sogakope, Sogakope to Ho, Kasoa to Winneba, Winneba to Cape Coast, Cape Coast to Takoradi, Accra to Kumasi, Kumasi to Techiman and Kumasi to Sunyani have been covered by the project.
The initiative the Ministry says “is to improve night-time visibility in dangerous road sections and during adverse weather conditions, improve night-time security and enhance socio-economic activities.”
The total cost is some 7.66 million Euros and is being funded by the Austria through an Austrian soft loan scheme with a duration of 18 months.
By: Kasapafmonline.com/Ghana
