Work has commenced on collapsed Twifo Praso bridge – Highways Authority
Head of Public Relations of the Ghana Highway Authority Cecil Obodai Wentum has revealed that repair works on the bridge linking Twifo Praso to Cape Coast which collapsed yesterday have commenced.
This was after the Twifo Praso to Cape Coast Road was cut off following a downpour in the area that led to portions of the stretch caving in.
The 22-metre-long bridge collapsed because the Surowi river had overflown its banks.
Some residents who live along the stretch narrated that parts of the bridge linking the Twifo Praso to Cape Coast collapsed as a result of the heavy rains.
Mr Wentum revealed that engineers had been deployed to the area to fix the bridge.
“The only problem or challenge was that there was the need for us to wait for the water to recede so that the contractor would start work,” Mr Wentum noted.
Since then, filling of the vacuum has started, and, he said, “the contractor has collected enough boulders and is using it to fill the portions that have been cut off”.
A temporary bypass has also been created for cut-off communities following the flooding and collapse of the bridge.
