A portion of the Tuna -Kalba road in the Sawla- Tuna-Kalba District is nearly cut off following a downpour in the area on Wednesday morning.
By estimation, one-third of the road had been chopped off by the water, and a deep gully had been created along that portion of the road.
In an interview with some drivers they said they feared the road might break in the event of another heavy rain.
They therefore, appealed to the authorities, especially the Ghana Highway Authority to intervene by fixing the damage caused by the rain to avert any disaster.
“As we speak now, two vehicles cannot overtake each other at that portion of the road.
“We are only hoping and praying that the necessary authorities in charge of this road will be swift in fixing this mess, else if it rains like that again this road will be cut off,” they explained.
The 20-kilometre Tuna Kalba Road is one of the major roads in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region.
The road does not only lead to the second-biggest market in the district but also serves as the only route of several communities to Sawla the district capital.
It also links the district to Ivory Coast, Burkina and Wechiau- in the Upper West Region.
But the road has never seen any major construction in as many years, as even the oldest person in the area can remember.
In 2016, it was awarded to Messrs Logistics Support Services Ltd under the road fund.
But nothing has been seen of the contractor since 2017 leaving the road to deteriorate over the period.
A recent downpour has worsened the bad nature of the road.
Source yagbonradioonline
