Heaps of quarry materials have been brought to the most dangerous portion of the Agona -Nkwanta highway; Ewusiejoe, with bulldozers briskly spreading them to cover the deep manholes that have developed on the stretch. This is what is happening on the stretch, making travellers revel in the aftermath of the exercise.

From our checks, a wholly owned Ghanaian company, Wayoe Engineering & Construction Limited is responsible for the repair works on the Ewusiejoe portion of the deplorable Takoradi-Agona Nkwanta highway.

The work involves tackling the most deplorable portion of the highway; Ewusiejoe. With about 90 percent contribution by the company, quarry materials are being applied on the portion - sealing off the dangerous potholes that litter the road - to make it motorable.

“Everything you see here are properties of Wayoe Engineering; from trucks, compactors, and Backhoe machines to the graders being used for the application process are from our company,” a Supervisor told JoyNews.

The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr. Stephen Narh Wayoe explains that as a company operating within the area, it is their social responsibility to offer help when need be.

“This is where we are, and when things are not going well, we have to come in and support. It is the reason why we couldn’t watch in any longer for trucks to get stuck here so we decided to intervene. At least, this will help us all,” he explained.

According to him, Ghana Manganese Company based in Tarkwa was helpful with materials for the rehabilitation works.

“GMC came in to support with some materials because their trucks use this road on daily basis and when trucks get stuck here, it affects their productivity. Once we started working on it, they also came in to support with some manganese waste,” he said.

Dr Stephen Wayoe believes a permanent solution would be a relief to the people of the region and most especially to the trans-ECOWAS transporters who use the highway between Cote D’Ivoire, Togo and Nigeria.

“Not only them, but our mining companies like GMC and Ghana Bauxite Company who rely hugely on this road to cart their ores to the Takoradi Harbour. They will all benefit hugely. It will save man-hours as well,” he explained.

Some commuters were full of praises for those behind the fixing of the dangerous holes that had developed on the stretch that made it quite a task crossing it.