By Rebecca Asheley Amarh
Tema, June 13, GNA — The Tema West Municipal Assembly (TWMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing strategic interventions aimed at accelerating socio-economic development and improving living conditions within the municipality.
The assurance was given at a Town Hall Meeting held at Tema Community Two, where a speech delivered on behalf of the Municipal Chief Executive by Mr Emmanuel Kwame Kungi, Municipal Coordinating Director, outlined major projects and programmes earmarked for implementation in 2026.
Mr Kungi said the Assembly remained committed to inclusive and strategic planning, taking into account concerns raised through stakeholder engagements, social audits, and community consultations.
He announced that key projects scheduled for execution in 2026 include the construction of a modern 24-hour market complex at Community Two under the government’s 24-hour economy policy, renovation of four basic schools in Community Two, and the construction of a fence wall for the Number Three Basic School at Community Five.
Other planned projects are the completion of a three-storey administration block for the Assembly, construction of a maternity block at a health centre, and development of major drainage systems at Global and Sun City, Kanewu in Adjei Kojo, and around Amen Scientific at Klagon.
The Assembly also intends to repair damaged drains in Communities Two, Three and Five and improve street lighting across the municipality.
Highlighting achievements and ongoing interventions, Mr Kungi said the Assembly had completed culverts and approach-filling works around DSTV Lane in Community 17 and La Cheville, as well as a 4.5-metre by two-metre culvert linking Japan City in Community 23 to King Solomon in Adjei Kojo.
He said additional works included graveling the New Anchor Road from Charlotte Sports Roundabout to the Abattoir Bridge, dredging and desilting streams and drains in Adjei Kojo, La Cheville, Sakumono, Communities One, Three and Five, and undertaking road line markings in several communities.
According to him, the Assembly had also commenced the construction of five mechanised boreholes, a four-unit teachers’ bungalow at the Adjei Kojo School Complex, a two-storey 12-unit classroom block at Shaha School, and a three-storey office complex for the Assembly.
Additional projects include a six-unit classroom block at Star Bearers School in Community Five, a two-storey 12-unit classroom block at La Cheville Basic School, a clinic and police post at Adjei Kojo, and the renovation and furnishing of the Community One Clinic.
Addressing persistent flooding in low-lying communities such as Sakumono, Community Two and Community Five, Mr Kungi said the Assembly had developed a comprehensive flood management strategy for 2026.
He noted that although the municipality’s coastal geography could not be altered, the Assembly could strengthen response mechanisms to minimise the impact of flooding.
As part of the strategy, the Assembly has adopted a zero-tolerance desilting protocol, shifting from reactive to predictive desilting through the use of a geomapping tool developed in partnership with the Department of Urban Roads.
The initiative has identified 23 critical flood-prone and drainage choke points across the municipality.
Mr Kungi disclosed that the Assembly plans to construct an additional 2.5 kilometres of drains in three flood-prone communities beginning in the third quarter of 2026, a move expected to increase water discharge capacity by about 300 per cent.
He added that the Assembly also intends to desilt 25 kilometres of drains in 2026, starting with Community Two.
“The success of these interventions depends not only on government resources but also on the collective commitment of residents to safeguard public infrastructure and maintain a clean environment,” he stated.
GNA
Edited by Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo/Audrey Dekalu