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The Ministry of Roads and Highways, acting through the Ghana Highway Authority on May 13th undertook major maintenance works on the Butre River Bridge on the Ewusiejoe section of the Takoradi - Agona Nkwanta road of the N1 Highway in the Western Region.

The bridge had lost its integrity, posing danger to the motoring public. Interacting with the media, The Project Manager at the Bridge Maintenance Unit of the Ghana Highway Authority, Ing. Victor Nyantakyi Baah explained that the maintenance had become necessary because the expansion joints on both sides of the bridge had become damaged, resulting in a heavy vibration when heavy vehicles used the bridge.

Ing Baah also indicated that an additional deep crack had developed in the first transverse beam, posing real danger to motorists. “We are repairing the cracks in the first transverse beam and after the repair of the crack, we would also work on the expansion joints, as well as the approach slabs to the bridge, which is also damaged”, said Ing. Baah.

Ing. Victor Nyantakyi Baah, Project Manager at the Bridge Maintenance Unit, GHA speaking to the media

The maintenance works were undertaken by the Bridge Maintenance Unit (BMU) of the Ghana Highway Authority with support from the Ministry of Roads and Highways. The Engineering team included Ing. Victor Nyantakyi Baah, (Project Manager, BMU), Ing. Aaron Amponsah (Senior Engineer, Bridges), Ing. Emmanuel Rockson (Regional Maintenance Manager, Western Region), and Ransford Acheampong (Technician Engineer, BMU).

From left, Head PR, Cecil N.O Wentum, and the Engineering team from GHA (Ing Baah, Ing Amponsah, Ing. Rockson & Ing. Acheampong.

The Head of the Public Affairs Division of the Ghana Highway Authority, Cecil Nii Obodai Wentum, provided Publicity support and assisted with a number of media engagements and Road traffic management campaigns throughout the entire repair process.

Head, Public Affairs Division, Cecil Nii Obodai Wentum engaging the media 

The Butre bridge is a vital link between the seaport of Takoradi with the rest of the Western Region and Western North Regions and Ghana’s neighbor, Cote D’Ivoire.

The repair works were completed by 12 midnight on the 14th of May, 2023. We say Ayekoo to all our Engineering team and, technical men and women who made invaluable contributions throughout the repair process.

Repair works ongoing on the Butre bridge