GARID Secures Stakeholder Backing Ahead of Dr. Busia Highway Westbound Closure
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has successfully concluded a series of stakeholder engagements ahead of the planned closure of the westbound corridor of the Dr. Busia Highway. The final phase of the engagement process featured a high-level meeting with key institutions, including the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, the Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly, […]
Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources Commends Progress on GARID Drainage Projects in Kaneshie
The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Hon. Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of ongoing drainage improvement works in Kaneshie during a monitoring visit to key project sites under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project. The visit covered two major interventions aimed at addressing persistent flooding challenges […]
GARID Engages Stakeholders Ahead of Partial Closure of Dr. Busia Highway
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has intensified preparations toward the temporary closure of the westbound lane of the Dr. Busia Highway, from Pamprom Junction to First Light, as part of efforts to commence construction of a new underground storm drainage system. In anticipation of the closure, the GARID Project Team, in […]
Stakeholders in Two Flood-Prone Communities Engaged Ahead of Commencement of Upgrading Works under the GARID Project
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has held separate stakeholders’ engagement programmes in Alogboshie and Akweteyman as part of efforts to ensure community involvement and collaboration in the rollout of upgrading works in the two flood-prone settlements. In his opening remarks, the GARID Project Coordinator, Dr. Kwadwo Ohene Sarfoh, emphasized the significance […]
WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTRY SIGNS MOU WITH NGLESHI STOOL TO USE THEIR LAND FOR TEMPORARY HANDLING SITES
The Ministry of Works and Housing (MWH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ngleshi Stool of James Town and Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to use three (3) designated sites along the Odaw Basin and Korle Lagoon for temporary handling sites for dredged materials from the Odaw River. The MoU which was signed […]
Three Flood-Prone Communities in Accra Prioritize Needs for inclusion in GARID Project’s Community Upgrading Plan
Residents of Nima, Akweteyman and Alogboshie, the three beneficiary flood prone communities under the Participatory Community Upgrading Component of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, have been urged to actively participate in the ongoing stakeholders’ engagement process to prioritise their communities’ needs for inclusion in the preparation of Community Upgrading Plans under […]