Mr. Joseph Miezah, a Western Regional Feeder Roads Engineer, has said construction of the 94 kilometre Aiyinasi-Kwesikrom-Prestea-Nkwanta road will enable cocoa farmers along that stretch to have easier access to the cocoa purchasing centre.

President John Dramani Mahama recently inspected work on the Northern part of the Ellembelle district at Aiyinasi, as part of a three-day tour in the Western Region.

Mr. Miezah said previously commuters had to cover 200km from Aiyinasi through Apemanim-Tarkwa to Prestea before one could get to his destination, but with construction of the northern route to Prestea the distance has been shortened considerably.

Mr. Miezah said work on phase-one of the road from Aiyinasi-Atebabo-Asentaso is complete, and phase-two -- which covers 16 kilometres from Atebabo to Kwesikrom -- is expected to be completed in a year.

Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, said prior to construction of the road, communities along the northern part of the district had been cut off completely from the rest of the district due to the roads’ inaccessibility.

Mr. Buah said to curtail the burden of farmers, he initiated the project in 2009 to ensure the construction of roads through the cocoa growing zone.

He assured people in the area that the road network remains a major component of development, and government will do its best to provide alternative routes to link all communities in the district.