Some residents of Navio and Manyoro in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region want the government to immediately fix their collapsed bridge.
According to them, the collapsed bridge is negatively affecting them.
An articulated truck transporting rosewood from Burkina-Faso to Accra on Wednesday morning, March 23, 2022, led to the collapse of the bridge.
The situation has left commuters and essential service providers stranded. Some stranded residents narrated their ordeals to Citi News.
“This is a major road linking communities where people pass to their worksite. People cannot transport their goods anymore, which will affect them gravely.”
“On getting here this morning, I was sad seeing the damage caused as it would be a huge setback for us. Imagine if it begins raining, it would be worse.”
“Access to healthcare will be more difficult as we’d be unable to transport people across to Navrongo, or Paga. It is really worrying.”
Meanwhile, the Kassena-Nankana West District Chief Executive Mr Gerald Ataogye has assured residents that, the bridge will be fixed before the rainy season.
“It is a big load to us, hence we need to fix it quickly. There are schools, and CHPS compounds around where teachers and nurses ply the route to their workplaces. Yesterday, I spoke with the engineer to get the bulldozers to strip the river to allow for cars and motorbikes to move since it is the dry season, I think this can be done temporarily.”
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