Agbodza gives Ashaiman billboard owners one week to remove structure

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has given the owner of a billboard at the Ashaiman Roundabout a one-week ultimatum to dismantle and remove the structure or risk having it pulled down by the Ministry.

The Minister said the billboard is located within the right-of-way of the ongoing 64.4-kilometre Ashaiman Roundabout–Atimpoku Junction road project, where it is obstructing construction activities, particularly the planned flyover at the interchange.

Mr Agbodza issued the directive during an inspection tour of the Eastern Corridor, explaining that the structure was interfering with the contractor’s operations and could affect the progress of the project.

According to the Minister, the billboard cannot remain at the roundabout because construction of the flyover requires the affected space to be cleared.

He said the Ministry had therefore given the owner seven days to dismantle and remove the structure voluntarily.

“Whoever owns and operates that billboard at the Ashaiman Roundabout, it is currently within the right-of-way. We are giving them one week to decommission and remove it because a flyover is being constructed there, and we cannot work around the billboard. It has to be removed,” he said.

Mr Agbodza warned that the Ministry would take action if the owner failed to comply within the stipulated period.

“If it is not decommissioned by this time next week, we will remove it ourselves to ensure that we do not disrupt the contractor,” he added.

The Roads and Highways Minister also urged members of the public and property owners to stay away from the road’s right-of-way as construction works intensify.

He stressed that structures occupying areas required for the project could obstruct construction and affect efforts to complete the road infrastructure.

The Ashaiman Roundabout–Atimpoku Junction project forms part of efforts to improve transport along the Eastern Corridor, with the planned flyover expected to address traffic movement at the Ashaiman interchange.