A feasibility study conducted by Ayeh and Ayeh Engineering Consult to construct the Central and Western Regional Airport project has been presented to the Ministry of Transport in Accra.
The project forms part of efforts by government to improve air connectivity across the regions, as well as, boost trade and tourism.
The sector minister, Mr. Kweku Ofori Asiamah says the report, with its recommendations, will be forwarded to the government for the necessary action.
In the proposed Central and Western regional airport project, six sites have been identified, two in Takoradi, two in Cape Coast, and two between Cape Coast and Takoradi.
It is expected to have a cargo centre and an aviation centre of excellence.
The construction of additional airports in the Central and Western regions is expected to improve connectivity by providing uninterrupted service for the haulage of goods and people.
The CEO of Ayeh and Ayeh Engineering Consult, Ing. Leslie Alex Ayeh said constructing the airport will create employment and extensive infrastructural developments in roads and rail connectivity.
Ing. Ayeh says the additional airports will strategically position Ghana as a trading hub on the continent to take full advantage of the commercial activities and opportunities associated with the African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA.
“What we’re trying to do is to be able to harmonize standards along West Africa and harmonize also educational standards in West Africa. If you did that, you open up the markets. Ghana’s market is too small. You open up the markets for your industries. Then they can reach Mali, they can reach Senegal, they can reach Liberia because each country has a strength,” he said.
The Chief Executive Officer of Ayeh & Ayeh, Ing. Leslie Alex Ayeh, revealed that the proposed airport would be constructed in 3 phases with a 3,400 metres runway.
He further added that a dual-carriage access road would be constructed to link the Cape Coast-Takoradi highway.
He indicated that the location selection for the airport was based on several studies with Ghana’s vision of Ghana Beyond Aid and Industrialization in mind.
These studies include baseline studies, geophysical, topographical, meteorological, environmental and social, and engineering studies as well as requirements by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
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Source: Anthony Sasu Ayisadu/ATLFMNEWS
