The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has announced government’s decision to refurbish all tollbooth structures to provide proper and decent washrooms for the use by motorists.
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has announced that government has abolished all road tolls.
Presenting the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government on the floor of Parliament today Wednesday 17th November 2021, Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta mentioned that a new levy will be imposed to make the toll paying more universal.
He mentioned that over the years, the tolling points have become unhealthy market centres, led to heavy traffic on our roads.
He added that the toll booths have also lengthened travel time from one place to another, and impacted negatively on productivity.
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“Over the years, the tolling points have become unhealthy market centres, led to heavy traffic on our roads, lengthened travel time from one place to another, and impacted negatively on productivity.…Government has abolished all tolls on public roads and bridges. This takes effect immediately the Budget is approved. The toll collection personnel will be reassigned,” Ofori Atta added.
Speaking to the media, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah stated that the use of toll booths will deter motorists from urinating indiscriminately on the high ways.
“We even want to refurbish all tollbooth structures to provide proper and decent washrooms for the use by motorists so that we advised them to desist from that practice where sometimes you see cars stopping on the highway and people getting down to wee-wee as we usually see”, he told media men.
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