WE HAVE TO BUILD GOOD ROADS SO WE CAN COMPETE FOR BUSINESS AND BOAST OUR ECONOMY. IT TAKES TOO LONG WITH OUR ROAD PROJECTS AND UNTIL WE MOVE FASTER TO CATCH UP WITH THE ECONOMIC GROUTH WITHIN WEST AFRICA, WE WILL BE LOSING BI ... read full comment
WE HAVE TO BUILD GOOD ROADS SO WE CAN COMPETE FOR BUSINESS AND BOAST OUR ECONOMY. IT TAKES TOO LONG WITH OUR ROAD PROJECTS AND UNTIL WE MOVE FASTER TO CATCH UP WITH THE ECONOMIC GROUTH WITHIN WEST AFRICA, WE WILL BE LOSING BIG TIME. DON'T SHUNT AWAY BUSINESS. WE GOT TO FINE A WAY TO ACCOMODATE. THIS'S WHY THERE ARE SO MANY TRUCKS WAITING FOR DAYS AT TEMA WITHOUT GETTING LOADS BECAUSE WE SHOT OURSELVES IN THE FOOT.
frank 9 years ago
LET THEM GO. THOSE WHO REMAIN IN GHANA ARE THE TRUE CIVILISED ONES. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT GIVE IN EVEN IF ALL OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK OWNERS MOVE TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH GR ... read full comment
LET THEM GO. THOSE WHO REMAIN IN GHANA ARE THE TRUE CIVILISED ONES. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT GIVE IN EVEN IF ALL OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK OWNERS MOVE TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH GREEDY ILLITERATE GHANAIAN TRUCK OWNERS. IT COSTS MILLIONS TO BUILD ROADS AND IT COST FURTHER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAINTAIN THEM.
IT IS THESE SAME USELESS FOOLISH ILLITERATE TRUCK HAULAGE OWNERS THAT WOULD TURN ROUND AND BLAME THE GOVERNMENT THAT THE ROADS ARE NOT GOOD AND SHOULD BE MAIANTAINED. ONE WAY OF MAINTAINING A ROAD IS LIMITING THE AXLE-LOAD.
EVEN THE WESTERN EUROPEANS, AMERICA AND ASIAN INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS HAVE SAME REGULATIONS IN PLACE. THAT IS THE REASONS WHY RAIL-ROAD IS USED WHEN AXLE-LOAD IS EXCEEDED.
Mensah 9 years ago
Kwasea, do you know how much it cost to run those trucks? A full tank of diesel fuel from Kumasi to Tema or Takoradi will cost you a minimum of GHC600.00. If Ghana's roads were built to International standards like the neighb ... read full comment
Kwasea, do you know how much it cost to run those trucks? A full tank of diesel fuel from Kumasi to Tema or Takoradi will cost you a minimum of GHC600.00. If Ghana's roads were built to International standards like the neighbouring counries do, the roads wouldn't be breaking down easily. There are trucks that pull 2- 54feet trailers on New York highways without problems. NDC Politicians thieves pocket most part of the money for road construction and just spread bitumen on dirt road and call it road pavement. Do you expect such roads to last? Know the subject well before you post stupid comments, fool.
Mensah Paa 9 years ago
Maybe the roads are good in Ivory Coast (around Abidjan), but you have obviously never visited Ghana's neighbours nor have you heard the wonder with which they talk about ours when they come here.
Maybe the roads are good in Ivory Coast (around Abidjan), but you have obviously never visited Ghana's neighbours nor have you heard the wonder with which they talk about ours when they come here.
Bibini 9 years ago
I believe the maximum load for a truck with 6 axles is 44 tonnes in the UK. Considering the quality of roads they have and the relative cooler temperatures which help prevent the tar component of road melting and damaging roa ... read full comment
I believe the maximum load for a truck with 6 axles is 44 tonnes in the UK. Considering the quality of roads they have and the relative cooler temperatures which help prevent the tar component of road melting and damaging roads, it is surprising Ghana allows 60 tonnes on the road.
I don't think we should raise this limit but rather reduce it as the cost of construction of roads far outstrips the gains of goods travelling from the ports to other countries. After all, the roads are mainly built for Ghanaians to use; not for the transfer of goods for other countries.
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 9 years ago
Well, you're right. However though, the government of Ghana has no railways in place to transport the excess load off the overburdened roads like we see in the industrialised nations. So, until she does, the government has no ... read full comment
Well, you're right. However though, the government of Ghana has no railways in place to transport the excess load off the overburdened roads like we see in the industrialised nations. So, until she does, the government has no justification in any page to imply the same rules and regulation as the western application to axle-load.
JH New York 9 years ago
I wonder if there could be any form of harmony.The problem on the ground is that
Cote d'IVoire etc,has 1st class roads.
So Ghana has to spend money to build durable roads to be competitive.
Therefore what Dr Kofi Mbiah s ... read full comment
I wonder if there could be any form of harmony.The problem on the ground is that
Cote d'IVoire etc,has 1st class roads.
So Ghana has to spend money to build durable roads to be competitive.
Therefore what Dr Kofi Mbiah said “ the - situation whereby the load limit does not favour one side of the competition does not provide a level playing field. We need to debate this axle load issue", is neither here nor there.
Build durable 1st class roads to stay in competition. That's it ! Anyway.
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 9 years ago
The Ivory Coast has got a first class road network in their economic capital of Abidjan and the administrative capital of Yamoussoukro and that is about it. The rest of the country is in a sorry state as far as road network i ... read full comment
The Ivory Coast has got a first class road network in their economic capital of Abidjan and the administrative capital of Yamoussoukro and that is about it. The rest of the country is in a sorry state as far as road network is concerned. A story one cannot compare with Ghana.
Mensah 9 years ago
Go to google earth and compare Ivory Coast roads to that of Ghana, Ofui.
Satelite images don't lie
Go to google earth and compare Ivory Coast roads to that of Ghana, Ofui.
Satelite images don't lie
WE HAVE TO BUILD GOOD ROADS SO WE CAN COMPETE FOR BUSINESS AND BOAST OUR ECONOMY. IT TAKES TOO LONG WITH OUR ROAD PROJECTS AND UNTIL WE MOVE FASTER TO CATCH UP WITH THE ECONOMIC GROUTH WITHIN WEST AFRICA, WE WILL BE LOSING BI ...
read full comment
LET THEM GO. THOSE WHO REMAIN IN GHANA ARE THE TRUE CIVILISED ONES. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT GIVE IN EVEN IF ALL OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK OWNERS MOVE TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH GR ...
read full comment
Kwasea, do you know how much it cost to run those trucks? A full tank of diesel fuel from Kumasi to Tema or Takoradi will cost you a minimum of GHC600.00. If Ghana's roads were built to International standards like the neighb ...
read full comment
Maybe the roads are good in Ivory Coast (around Abidjan), but you have obviously never visited Ghana's neighbours nor have you heard the wonder with which they talk about ours when they come here.
I believe the maximum load for a truck with 6 axles is 44 tonnes in the UK. Considering the quality of roads they have and the relative cooler temperatures which help prevent the tar component of road melting and damaging roa ...
read full comment
Well, you're right. However though, the government of Ghana has no railways in place to transport the excess load off the overburdened roads like we see in the industrialised nations. So, until she does, the government has no ...
read full comment
I wonder if there could be any form of harmony.The problem on the ground is that
Cote d'IVoire etc,has 1st class roads.
So Ghana has to spend money to build durable roads to be competitive.
Therefore what Dr Kofi Mbiah s ...
read full comment
The Ivory Coast has got a first class road network in their economic capital of Abidjan and the administrative capital of Yamoussoukro and that is about it. The rest of the country is in a sorry state as far as road network i ...
read full comment
Go to google earth and compare Ivory Coast roads to that of Ghana, Ofui.
Satelite images don't lie