Adomi Bridge to be ready end of November 2015



Motorists who use the Adomi Bridge to connect to their various destinations in the Eastern and Volta regions can now heave a sigh of relief as rehabilitation works near completion.

The contractor, Messrs Bilfinger of Austria is expected to hand over the bridge, located in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region next month.

Officials at the site appear said that the project was on course and, without any unforeseen circumstances, will be delivered at the end of November 2015.
 
The project is being executed at the cost of 12.9 million Euros.

Under the contract, Messrs Bilfinger is replacing the entire bridge deck with a new one, which officials confirmed had been completed.

The replacement of 40 hanger cables, which also forms a major component of the project has also been completed. The hanger cables hold the bridge in place.

Even though the old deck was made of concrete on steel, the new bridge would be of asphalt on steel as the concrete was much heavier, but that aspect of the work has just started.

The two walkways on each side of the bridge will, however, be made of concrete on steel, which had also been on course.

The September monthly progress meeting report on the project also indicated that sandblast (removal of old paint on the arch, and hanger cables) was ongoing to prepare the metals for the application of the corrosion protection paints.

Rehabilitation works on the Adomi Bridge, the first suspension bridge in the country, which serves as a major connection for motorists moving out of the Greater Accra Region to the Volta Region and beyond, as well as parts of the Eastern Region, began in March 2014.

The works according to the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), became critical following the development of cracks on sections of the bridge. The bridge was constructed between 1955 and 1957 and this is the first major rehabilitation works on it.

SOURCE: Daily Graphic