First Sky Construction Limited has resumed works on the 10.5-kilometre Ho bypass dual carriage road in the Ho metropolis of the Volta Region.
This follows an announcement on the readiness of the road design in due course by the Roads Minister, Kwame Agbodza, after visiting the site in March 2025.
Construction of the road was a core of the catalogue of promises by President John Dramani Mahama to the people of the Volta Region, the governing National Democratic Congress’ stronghold during the 2024 electioneering.
Five earth-moving machines were seen clearing the bushes within the road markings as part of preliminary works on the much-anticipated project.
The road is expected to divert traffic coming from Accra to Aflao, off the inner roads of the regional capital when completed.
It stretches from Sokode Etoe Roundabout, through UHAS, Mirage, Ho Technical University, Power House, and Dave before joining the main Ho-Denu road around Ipalco.
Myjoyonline.com also learned that a roundabout will be constructed at the intersection at Mirage to ensure an easy flow of traffic.
Works started but progressed at a snail’s pace during the erstwhile Akufo-Addo-Dr-Bawumia-led administration between 2016 and 2024t, as he contractor was said to be cash-strapped and hence could not deliver on schedule.
Nonetheless, there was extensive work, including bitumen surfacing at sections of the stretch between Sokode-Etoe and Mirage.
Residents are in high anticipation of the completion of the road, which they identify as a major addition to the road infrastructure and a boost to commercial activities and social life.
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