General News of Thursday, 13 August 2020Source: Happy 98.9FMDon’t design pedestrian bridges in your ‘rooms’ – Engineer tells colleaguesA cross-section of the Adentan-Madina footbridgeEngineer George Asiedu has said that Ghanaians do not patronize newly constructed footbridges because engineers do not consult with stakeholders to determine the practicality of such projects for the convenience of pedestrians. He raised this concern in relation to parliament’s approval of a €28.5 million contract agreement for the construction of fourteen (14) pedestrian bridges at hazardous locations in three regions of Ghana. In an interview with Samuel Eshun on the Happy Morning Show, the Engineer lamented: “We don’t do much stakeholder engagements in these things. We design the things in our room and then we bring it out and lay rules on how to use it. Some of these occurrences prompted the government to construct pedestrian bridges on some of these highways.

Source: GhanaWeb August 13, 2020 14:03 UTC