The Upper East Regional Minister, Akamugri Donatus Atanga, has raised serious concerns over the worsening condition of the Tamale-Bolgatanga Highway, warning that the deteriorating road is endangering lives and crippling movement between the two regions.
According to the Minister, the once manageable 163-kilometre journey between Bolgatanga and Tamale has now become a major ordeal due to widespread potholes that have developed into deep gullies.
He said what previously took motorists about two and a half hours now takes nearly four hours because of the poor state of the highway.
Mr Atanga made the remarks in Bolgatanga when he received 550 laptops from the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications to support the government’s One Million Coders Programme.
He stressed that beyond travel delays, the road has become a death trap, contributing to frequent accidents, injuries, destruction of vehicles and loss of lives.
The Minister said the situation is particularly troubling for healthcare delivery, noting that patients being referred to Tamale Teaching Hospital face dangerous delays while being transported on the damaged highway.
He pledged to intensify calls for urgent intervention and revealed plans to engage the Ministry of Roads and Highways over the growing concerns of residents.
Mr Atanga also disclosed that efforts are ongoing to ensure contractors return to site on the stalled Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom road project.
He assured residents that government remains committed to fixing infrastructure challenges in the region and urged the public to remain patient as authorities work to address the situation.
