The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has provided updates on ongoing road maintenance projects in the Suaman Dadieso Constituency and the efforts being made by contractors to improve the road network.
He made these remarks during a parliamentary sitting on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in response to a query raised by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suaman Dadieso Constituency, Fredrick Addy, regarding the poor state of roads in his area.
Affirming the progress, the Minister stated that construction on the Juaboso to Dadieso road is currently underway and provided specific details.
“The Juaboso to Dadieso road has a total length of 51 kilometers (km): 21km from Juaboso to Amoagya and 15km from Kalo to Dadieso are surface-dressed roads. The remaining 16km section between Kalo and Amoagya is a gravel surface.
“The current program: the project was awarded under the contract titled ‘Rehabilitation of Juaboso–Dadieso Road Km 0 to 39’. The contract commenced on January 15, 2021, and was scheduled for completion on June 20, 2023. The contractor is currently on-site and work is progressing steadily. So far, the contractor has achieved 53% physical progress,” he stated.
Elaborating further, he provided background updates on the Akontombra to Dadieso road project, including the contract commencement date and funding source.
“Regarding the Akontombra to Dadieso road: this road is 22.3km long and located in the Akontombra District, while Akontombra is in the Suaman District of the Western North Region. Part of this road joins the national road N12 at Okaso and connects Akontombra to Dadieso through Kalo.
“The current program: there is a contract titled ‘Construction of Akontombra to Dadieso Km 46.3 and Awaso–Asawinso Junction’ under the funding of COCOBOD. The contract commenced on November 17, 2021, and was scheduled for completion in November 2022. The current physical completion is 20%,” he noted.
