Torrential rains worsen road condition in Western Region

Enchi (W/R) July 2, GNA - Many days of torrential rainfall has worsened the already bad nature of roads in the Aowin Suaman district of the Western Region, rendering many towns inaccessible.

As a result farmers cannot transport their produce to marketing centres, while passenger vehicles plying the route between Dadieso and Kumasi have now to make long detours through Asankragwa and Dunkwa-on-Offin.

Many drivers have stop using some of the routes, making it difficult for people to travel.

The GNA reporter who travelled on some of the roads noticed that travellers on some of the trunk roads have to alight from the vehicle and waddle through pools of water before they rejoin the vehicles.

Due to the unsafe nature of the roads, the local Ghana Private Road Transport Union has asked travellers to stop plying some particular roads to avoid accidents.

Residents of the districts have therefore, appealed to the government to, as a matter of urgency repair some of the important roads, especially those leading to marketing centres as a short-term measure to improve the situation.