By Richard Kofi Attenkah
Sampson Ahi, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works & Housing, has inspected work at the Tema Site Three project of the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) to apprise himself of progress of the work.
At the Site 3 project site in Community One, the deputy Minister and his team inspected progress of work at the ongoing residential apartment in-filling project. In-filling, because there are some blocks already put up in the area but with extremely generous spacing, and so these new apartments are being constructed in the large spaces in between the blocks.
The project, which is being handled by the China State Hualong Construction Company, will have eight blocks of eight-storey residential apartments, and four commercial blocks.
The blocks will have two and three-bedroom apartments. The first phase of four blocks of two-bedroom apartments (which will turn out some 64 individual apartments) and two commercial blocks is nearing completion, and once completed, will pave way for the commencement of the second phase of the project.
Accompanied by the Director of Housing at the Ministry, Alhaji Yahaya Yakubu, the Deputy Minister was conducted round the site by the Managing Director of TDC, Mr. Joe Abbey.
The deputy Minister and his team continued their inspection at Community Two, where the Corporation was putting up an eight-storey block of shops and offices for multi-purposes.
The eight-storey block, which has a floor area of 13,200 net rentable spaces, apart from the shops and offices, will also have two banking halls, a conference hall and a restaurant, as well as an outdoor terrace area. Contractors for the project Berock Ventures are expected to complete their work by next year.
The final stop for the team was the Government Affordable Housing Project at Kpone, where different contractors are working hard to wind up work on some eight blocks before the year’s end. Some have even started painting works on the blocks.
Eight of the twenty four blocks of uncompleted affordable houses at Kpone that was transferred to the TDC for completion is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. The eight blocks will provide 112 apartments.
The Deputy Minister expressed satisfaction at the pace of work, and encouraged the Corporation to work faster on the housing projects, so that they are completed on time or ahead of schedule to relieve Ghanaians of the burden of finding accommodation.
Mr. Joe Abbey said the Corporation was determined to work hard on all its projects to improve the standard of living of Ghanaians. He was hopeful that with the quality of work being undertaken by the contractors, coupled with diligence, all the projects will ultimately come up as high quality pieces of work.