Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly prioritises completion of infrastructural projects

Mr Ernest Arthur, Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) has expressed the Assembly’s determination to complete all ongoing infrastructural projects to accelerate development.

He said it was the priority of the Assembly to ensure that abandoned projects would be completed while necessary steps would be taken to commence new ones for beneficiaries.

Addressing the media on Wednesday, Mr Arthur said the projects were primarily on health, education, road, sanitation which were dotted in communities to bring relief to the people.

On roads, he said work was progressing steadily on the 30 roads being rehabilitated under the Sinohydro road projects in the Metropolis.

Some of the inner-city roads had, however, been completed and opened to traffic while drainage, culverts, earthworks, primer and sealing and in some cases walkways and pickup stations were progressing steadily.

He was particularly elated about the dualization of Wood Village – CCTU junction road, PPAG traffic light and Brase-Efutu-Mampong road.

Mr Arthur also committed the Assembly’s support to completing the new two-storey Anaafo market that would have 236 stores, stalls and halls for trading and other businesses including restaurants.

The facility expected to be completed within 12 months, is being funded by the Coastal Development Authority (CDA) to replace the old dilapidated Anaafo Market and executed by Fine Job Company Limited.

Touching on some environmental concerns, Mr Arthur said the Assembly had begun “Operation Clean Your Frontage”, a sanitation initiative to rid the Municipality of filth and green portions of the environment to enhance its aesthetic beauty and improve health.

The initiative will deploy the use of multiple approaches such as campaigns for attitudinal change, enforcement of by-laws and logistics to drive residents not only to keep their immediate surroundings clean, but beautify them.

While commending Zoomlion for ensuring environmental cleanliness in the Metropolis, he extended invitation to other waste companies to augment the environmental challenge in the area.

The MCE also regretted the rampant erection of speed ramps with virtually no road signs contributing significantly to the increasing rate of road accidents.