Ghana: Red Flag Over Two Bridges and a Road

COMMERCIAL DRIVERS and passengers plying the Salaga-Makango road in the East Gonja District have raised the "red flag" over a looming danger being posed by two bridges linking the two main commercial towns in the District, which are on the verge of collapsing.

They insist that it has become extremely dangerous for drivers and their passengers to cross those bridges as they physically feel heavy vibrations anytime they are crossing. The concrete in the bridge, and even some of the metal slabs, as well as iron rods, are either hanging or have fallen into the river, which makes the road a fatal death trap.

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