Dormaa East District Assembly readies for road infrastructure development

Mr Emmanuel Kofi Agyemang, the Dormaa East District ChiefExecutive, at the weekend said the assembly is to undertake a massive road construction andreshaping works to spur local economic growth and development in the district.The assembly would soon set up a committee comprising traditional authorities, AssemblyMembers, road agencies and other opinion leaders to begin the road works, which would coverthe entire district, he said.Mr Agyemang told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview at Wamfie, the Districtcapital, that the road construction and re-shaping project was in line with the government'sDistrict Road Improvement Programme (DRIP).The government is equipping the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies(MMDAs) with earth-moving equipment to carry out road construction under the DRIP.It is being funded by the District Assembly Common Fund and donor partners to help addressthe many infrastructure challenges within the MMDAs.The modalities had been finalized a nd very soon Dormaa East would receive the earth movingmachines to commence the project, Mr Agyemang said.Already, the assembly had taken inventory of all the bad roads and the committee would betasked to conduct needs assessment and recommend areas to begin the road construction andre-shaping works.Community roads linking Wamanafo, Kyeremaasu, Dormaa Akwamu, Asuotiano andAkuntanimu, the major towns in the district, would all benefit from the project.However, the DCE expressed the fear that the project's execution would affect many farms andproperty.He, therefore, advised farmers in the district to remain calm, assuring that a broaderstakeholders consultation would be held before the project begins.He said the development of the district remained a collective responsibility and advisedtaxpayers to honour their tax obligations to empower the assembly financially to undertakedevelopment projects.Source: Ghana News Agency