The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned the 100km Rehabilitation and Auxiliary Infrastructure of Kumasi Inner Ring Road and Adjacent Streets Project – Phase 1.

The beneficiary areas are Asokwa, Kwadaso, New Tafo, Krofrom, Suame, Manhyia, Bantama and Subin.

Speaking at the inauguration on Monday, the Vice President said the completion of this project, as well as the many completed and ongoing, is evidence of the Government’s commitment to improving the road infrastructure across the country, especially in the Ashanti region.

“The completion of this project is so important to Government since we shall be adding 100km of rehabilitated roads to the network in Kumasi.

“Apart from the roads we are commissioning today, let me state some of the Works that Government is undertaking in Ashanti, under the Road Agencies under the Ministry of Roads and Highways.

Dr. Bawumia added that the Department of Urban Roads (DUR) has successfully completed the asphalt overlay of 295km of roads in the Ashanti region since 2017. Some of the beneficiary areas include Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly-Subin Nhyiaeso and Bantama, Asokwa, Oforikrom, Old Tafo, Asokore Mampong, Bekwai, Ejisu, Juaben, Sekyere East (Effiduase), Asante Mampong, Kwadaso, Obuasi, Suame and Atwima Nwabiagya South.

“Apart from the 100km local roads that we are commissioning today, the DUR has also completed another 75km of town roads in Ashanti, including Bekwai Town roads (11km); Kwamo Town Roads (5.5km), Manhyia Roads (Buokrom)- 6km and Ejisu/ Kwaso Town Road (7km),” He said.