Truck damages Ashaiman overpass
Benjamin Xornam Glover and Della Russel Ocloo
The structural integrity of the overpass linking Ashaiman to Tema has been compromised by the damage caused to one of the 12 beams beneath the bridge by an articulated truck that was transporting a steam boiler, the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has said.
As such, officials have directed the Ashaiman Divisional Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTD) not to allow any heavy-duty vehicle to travel on the bridge until proper assessments have been done on the temporary axle load that could be allowed to ply the route before the damage is fixed.
The haulage truck, with registration number GT 559 U, which was transporting a biomass fired steam boiler meant for a toilet tissue paper manufacturing company at Budumburam in the Central Region, got stuck under the overpass on the motorway near the Ashaiman tollbooth as a result of the cargo exceeding the five-metre allowable axel limit from the ground.
Exposed
The damage has exposed the iron r