Deputy Director of Urban Roads reveals cause of 'stalled' projects

The Deputy Director of Urban Roads, James Amoo-Gottfried, has revealed the government is faced with difficulties in securing contractors for road projects in the country. 

Amoo-Gottfried said issues with the payment system are their biggest bane and have accounted for the reluctance of contractors to get to work.

The situation, he said has resulted in some stalled projects across the country.

“We are even looking for contractors to work with but we don’t get because there are a lot of challenges in the system

Some contractors like the job and want to do it, but we don’t get enough personnel for the kind of work we want to do. So some work has been stalled for a long time,” he said. 

Amoo-Gottfried assured that the department will work towards finding solutions to this issue soon.

But Mr Amoo-Gottfried dismissed the claims, stating that, he has been in the business since 1989 and has never had such an encounter.