The Country Director for the World Bank Group for Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Henry G. R. Kerali, has disclosed that the bank is in an advanced effort to source funds to commence the pavement of the Ganta-Tappita road shortly. The bank also promised to use the same financing model the bank used for the Ganta-Tappita highway to construct the proposed coastal highway. Kerali and his team expressed commitment to support the administration’s infrastructural agenda by prioritizing road construction. Quoting the delegation, Mannah said within two months, the bank would be able to get approval to finance the construction and pavement of Phase I of the project, which is the Ganta-Tappita highway, a 125km road, at the cost of US$100 million. He thanked the delegation for the visit and promised that his government is willing to work with the World Bank and other partners in the fight against poverty, disease, and illiteracy.

Source: Daily Observer February 06, 2018 02:15 UTC