I can’t give timelines on PTC interchange project, I don’t control funding – Asenso-Boakye

The Roads Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye says he cannot provide timelines for the completion of the stalled PTC Interchange in Takoradi because he does not control funding.

The project, initially slated for completion in the second quarter of 2023, has been on hold for nearly a year and a half.

The anticipated PTC Interchange project, expected to alleviate traffic in and around Takoradi, is now overgrown and deteriorating, causing discomfort to motorists and residents

Mr Asenso-Boakye, along with the Western Regional Minister and project consultant, visited the abandoned project site

Expressing sympathy for the Sekondi-Takoradi residents suffering due to the project’s abandonment, he said the government plans to carry out some temporary works at the site but did not provide a timeline for these works or the resumption of the major interchange project.

When asked about a timeline, the Minister did not provide one, stating, “I’m the Roads Minister but I don’t provide the funds so once I get the designs and the estimates, I will engage the Finance Ministry to raise the necessary funding…the most important thing is my commitment and I don’t want this interview to be a subject of timelines

In addition to inspecting the ongoing dualization of the Sekondi to Takoradi road, the minister also inspected the poor condition of the Takoradi to Agona Nkwanta road, the deteriorated Kojokrom roads, and roads in the Shama District.