Efficient road infrastructure is essential for the economic growth of any country.
Reliable and dependable road infrastructure helps to facilitate the free movement of goods and people, creates employment, supports economic growth, enhances access to education and healthcare services, and connects people to families and places of entertainment.
It also aids in the fight against poverty.
In Ghana, road transport is one of the major keys that enhance economic potential. It is estimated that road transport alone accounts for 96 per cent of passenger and freight traffic and about 97 per cent of passenger miles in the country.
That is why sustainable development of our road infrastructure cannot be downplayed. For this reason, placing a lot more premium on developing our road infrastructure will definitely be a step in the right direction.
However, lately, there have been concerns across the country over the poor conditions of our roads. The country’s roads have seen further deterioration as a result of the heavy rains experienced in the last month or so.
On these pictures, you can see two people sitting on a motorcycle. It may look normal for some at first sight. But in fact, both of those sitting behind the rider are no longer alive.
They are dead bodies As they cannot afford to rent a hearse to take the body from villages in some remote areas to the morgue.
The more been located very far from the village, people decide to wrap it with fabrics then they sit it behind the rider so the rider takes it to the morgue.
This trip can last more than 10 hours in some cases if the village is very far from the city.
