The Ministry of Ports, Harbours and Railways has commenced construction work on some rail lines aimed at ensuring safety of the lines in Accra, Takoradi and Kumasi, a release said in Accra on Tuesday.

The release issued by the Ministry said the work, which involves the construction of level crossings at entry points on rail lines, would prevent pedestrians and vehicles from moving on the lines when trains were moving. It said construction work on entry points in Accra and Takoradi has been concluded and that of Kumasi would soon commenced.

The Ministry had earlier ejected traders from rail tracks in Accra as part of preparation for the construction works. The sector Minister, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi recently inspected level crossings in Accra and tasked the Ghana Railway Company to construct new ones in Accra, Takoradi and Kumasi.

The release said the Ministry would soon inaugurate a technical advisory committee to look at arbitrary encroachment of railway lands throughout the country and advise the sector on steps to take to repossess these lands and forestall future occurrences.