The Municipal Chief Executive of the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly, Seth Sabah Sewornu Banini, has indicated that a number of roads within the municipality are earmarked to benefit from the government's “Big Push” project.

The $10 billion project initiated by the John Mahama government is aimed at constructing 5,000 kilometers of road in 166 constituencies in three years, with each constituency getting 10 kilometers per year.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament, the MCE said a number of roads have already been marked for construction under the programme.

“We have the Otter City to Peace Town stretch, Tipper-Junction to the same Peace Town, and Ofakor to Gadah, which in particular will link three of our major communities together.

This will also save commuters travelling for about four or five kilometers from one point to the other. It will breach the gap and make the roads more motorable for us," he said.

He said the DRIP project equipment is also utilised to fix potholes and rehabilitate some feeder roads across the municipality.

ASSEMBLY BUNGALOW PROJECTS
Mr Banini also said the assembly is currently undertaking three separate accommodation projects for the Municipal Chief Executive – MCE, Municipal Chief Executive Director – MCD, and Assembly Staff.

According to him, “the MCE and MCD’s projects are both at 40% and 45% completion rate, respectively. We are going to complete them by the end of this year or early next year, to cut down on the money we use for rent. We have the drawings and the land ready to start a staff duplex. All we are left with now is the resources to begin work.”

The Awutu Senya East assembly was one of 23 MMDAs from the Central Region who have appeared before the Local Government and Rural Development Committee in Parliament to engage over their finance and projects.