The Bono Regional Office of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has ordered an Accra-based Road construction firm putting up speed ramps on the Abesim-Sunyani highway to stop work with immediate effect.

According to Madam Abigail Atinpoka, the Bono Regional Head of the NRSA, the directive followed agitations by some commercial drivers using the stretch and other road agencies, and stakeholders.

However, the Authority asked the contractors to continue executing other components of the project including re-painting of the pedestrian crossing points, fixing and replacement of road signs and construction of 20-metre pavements on both sides of the road.

In an interview in Sunyani, Madam Atinpoka explained the project, being executed by the NRSA in the region, was aimed at controlling the disturbing cases of pedestrian knockdowns on the stretch.

She explained the Authority sought funding from the Road Fund and awarded the execution of the contract to bring sanity on the road, and thereby, make it friendlier for school children.

Madam Atinpoka said commercial drivers on the stretch had raised a “red alert” over the nature of the six-speed ramps on the Sunyani-Abesim stretch, saying due to the level of tension from the drivers and other stakeholders, there was the need for the contractor to suspend the work.

During the visit, the GNA noticed the contractors had virtually completed work on the construction of speed ramps, as other components of the project were ongoing.