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A civil society group, Nsawam Traffic Watchers, is demanding greater transparency from authorities over the stalled construction of the Pokuase-Nsawam Road, rejecting official claims that litigation is to blame for the delays.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday, July 2, group member Afriyie Kusi expressed strong doubts about the explanation that legal suits have halted the project.
According to him, the legal rationale has become a blanket excuse for inaction, even though construction is progressing on other parts of the corridor.
“They didn’t tell us why they stopped with the road construction. They claim there are legal suits in court, and they care not to explain it to us, all in the name of we are ‘laymen’,” Kusi said.
“But to us, there is nothing like a suit affecting this road construction. If there is a suit, can they tell us that the overpass that they have constructed at Medie, around the Macedonia Junction, also has suits against it?
“The bypass at the John Teye School, are they saying that one also has a suit against progress?…If there are indeed lawsuits against the construction of the outer lanes, are they also telling us that the suit affects the inner lane as well?” he questioned.
The group’s concerns come as the Pokuase-Nsawam Road project faces yet another timeline extension—this time by 15 months. Beyond the legal argument, Nsawam Traffic Watchers attribute the delays to unresolved compensation payments and complications in relocating utility lines.
According to the group, out of 76 residents eligible for compensation, only 40 have been paid.
Meanwhile, road conditions along the corridor, particularly from Amasaman to Nsawam Junction, continue to deteriorate. Commuters complain of worsening dust levels, deepening potholes, and traffic bottlenecks that affect daily transit.
The group had initially planned to stage a demonstration on Monday, July 7, but was advised by the Accra Police Command to reschedule. A new date of Saturday, July 12, has since been proposed. Kusi noted that so far, only the Member of Parliament for Amasaman, Akwasi Owusu Afrifa-Mensa, has engaged the group and shown commitment to addressing the concerns.
