By Kofi Ahovi
The Ministry of Roads and Highway is to present a proposed amendment to parliament for the amendment of the Road Fund Act. Parliament is expected to resume this week.
The ministry is seeking to increase levies impose on motorist to increase the size of the fund to enable the ministry undertake other project as well as rehabilitate other roads.
Tolls collected on the various roads in the country would be increase when the approval is given.
The proposed amendment when approved would also address the rampant manner in which some motorist convert their vehicles from the use of petrol to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) on which no levy is charged.
According to the ministry the convention of the large number of vehicles from the use petrol to LPG is also hindering the growth of the fund.
The government has paid GH¢87.91 million from the fund to contractors between January and September this year. However, there is an outstanding balance of GH¢118 million to be paid to contractors from fund as at September 2009.
In a related development the ministry of roads will introduce a special receipt for regular user of the Tema Motorway to avoid the unnecessary delays associated with securing receipt on the motorway.
This means those motorists who use the motorway on a regular basis would not have to pay for tickets on daily basis thereby reducing their travelling time.
The Ministry of Roads and Highway is to present a proposed amendment to parliament for the amendment of the Road Fund Act. Parliament is expected to resume this week.
The ministry is seeking to increase levies impose on motorist to increase the size of the fund to enable the ministry undertake other project as well as rehabilitate other roads.
Tolls collected on the various roads in the country would be increase when the approval is given.
The proposed amendment when approved would also address the rampant manner in which some motorist convert their vehicles from the use of petrol to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) on which no levy is charged.
According to the ministry the convention of the large number of vehicles from the use petrol to LPG is also hindering the growth of the fund.
The government has paid GH¢87.91 million from the fund to contractors between January and September this year. However, there is an outstanding balance of GH¢118 million to be paid to contractors from fund as at September 2009.
In a related development the ministry of roads will introduce a special receipt for regular user of the Tema Motorway to avoid the unnecessary delays associated with securing receipt on the motorway.
This means those motorists who use the motorway on a regular basis would not have to pay for tickets on daily basis thereby reducing their travelling time.
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