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BIRIM C: Residents call for urgent reconstruction of Jubilee Hospital bridge
Residents of Akim Oda in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region are appealing to the government and other stakeholders to reconstruct a deteriorated bridge which has now turned into a death trap.

Date Created : 6/20/2018 10:59:39 AM : Story Author : Susana Danso/Ghanadistricts.com

According to the residents, the road has been made narrow due to huge Jersey barrier blocks placed on the right lane of the road from the Jubilee Hospital.

According to them, several appeals to get the bridge fixed on time to help improve transportation in the area had fallen on deaf ears.



Residents say, the deplorable nature of the bridge had already caused one fatal accident in the area on Saturday after a double axel tipper truck due to its heavy load broke the shoulder of the bridge and fell completely into the drain.


Some concerned residents who spoke in an interview with Ghanadistricts.com expressed fear that more could follow if authorities fail to reconstruct the bridge.

Meanwhile, in a separate interview with Mr. Kwabena Bempong, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the area, he assured that all paper works concerning the rehabilitation of the bridge had been completed by the Assembly and forwarded to the appropriate authorities.


He thus assured that the bridge would soon be rehabilitated to enhance transportation in the area.

He however, urged drivers who ply the road to drive carefully to avoid similar gory incident that occurred last Saturday.