Tarring works have begun on the construction of a major one kilometer road in the Sunyani Municipality.

The stretch connects the the Nana Bosoma central market from the Department of Social Welfare to the Sunyani Main Garage.

SAMES Company Limited, is executing the GHC4 million road project, which contains asphalting, walkways, and street lighting and is expected to be completed in April 16, 2023.

During the inspection visit, Madam Justina Owusu Banahene, the Bono regional Minister said she was highly impressed about the progress of work on the project and commended the people around for their co-operation.

Sompa FM sighted work on the pedestrian walkways, drainage systems and installation of street lights were steadily progressing.

Madam Owusu Banahene explained the road project was part of the Secondary City Support Project being funded by the World Bank indicating that many of the access roads in the Municipality were being reshaped.

Mr Samuel Kwabena Opoku, the Managing Director of SAMES Company Limited assures to complete the project on schedule time, saying "we will even begin the second ceiling soon to pace way for asphalting."

Source: Ghana/Sompaonline.com/K.Peprah