By Elizabeth Larkwor Baah
Tema, Feb. 25, GNA – Mr. Kwame Agbodza, Minister for Roads and Highways, has inaugurated a five-member committee to review the operations of the Axle Load Control Programme to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency.
The committee includes representatives from the National Security, Private Haulage Operators, the Ghana Highway Authority, the Ministry of Transport, and the Ghana Standards Authority.
A press release signed by Mr. Nasir Ahmad Yartey, Head of Public Relations Unit, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) Tema Office stated that the committee was expected to identify systemic and operational issues that required reforms, interrogate any violations of regulatory provisions, evaluate the management of collected fines, and provide suitable recommendations to improve the programme.
“Overloading heavy cargo vehicles has been identified as a major factor in the premature deterioration of road pavements and increased traffic accidents,” he stated.
The statement noted that as a result, the ministry was seeking to reform the Axle Load Control Programme, which was facing numerous operational challenges.
He assured the public of the ministry’s commitment to enhancing road safety and mitigating overloading to ensure road pavements fulfil their intended lifespan.
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