The Management of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Ashanti Production Region, will shut down the Barekese Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 5:00 a.m. to replace valves at the Suame roundabout.
The shutdown is part of ongoing construction works to connect old pipelines to newly laid ones.
In a statement signed by Dr Hanson Mensah-Akutteh, Regional Chief Manager, GWL advised customers to store sufficient water in advance of the shutdown, assuring that water supply will be restored promptly upon completion of the work.
The affected areas will include Suame, Tafo/Pankrono, Asokwa, Bantama, Sokoban, Kronum, Barekese, Manhyia, Oforikrom, Kwadaso, Atasamanso, Kotwi, Adum, KNUST, Odoum, Asokore Mampong, and surrounding areas.
Background
In October 2022, President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo broke ground for the construction of the 4-tier Suame Interchange in Kumasi, marking a significant milestone in efforts to ease congestion and enhance traffic flow in the area.
The Suame Interchange project, designed to address long-standing challenges faced by commuters, will feature a 4-tier interchange at the Suame Roundabout, as well as overpasses at key junctions, including Abrepo, Krofuom, Anomangye, Magazine New Road, and Abusuakruwa.
The project is being executed by a joint venture between the Spanish firm M/S Grupo Dizmar and the Ghanaian company Rango Construction Ltd. Additionally, Rango Construction Company Ltd will undertake complementary road components under the supervision of the Department of Urban Roads, Ministry of Roads and Highways, to ensure a comprehensive upgrade of the area’s road network.
Read below the statement by GWL
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT REPLACEMENT OF VALVES AND TIE-IN OF NEWLY LAID PIPELINES
Management of Ghana Water LTD (GWL), Ashanti Production region, wishes to inform its cherished customers and the public that, due to the ongoing construction works at the Suame roundabout, the company will change some valves and tie in old pipelines to newly laid ones.
Management has requested the shutdown of the Barekese Water Treatment Plant which supplies water to the metropolis to enable engineers of GWL to execute this exercise on Tuesday, 20th August 2024 at 5 am and resume operations at 6 pm. As a result, customers are advised to store enough water ahead of this important exercise.
The areas to be affected will include Suame, Tafo/Pankrono, Asokwa, Bantama, Sokoban, Kronum, Barekese, Manhyia, Oforikrom, Kwadaso, Atasamanso, Kotwi, Adum, KNUST, Odoum, Asokore Mampong, and surrounding areas.
Management regrets the inconvenience this may cause and assures customers that supply will be restored immediately work is completed.
SIGNED
DR. HANSON MENSAH-AKUTTEH
(REGIONAL MANAGER)
