Assembly to relocate main lorry station near Aflao border

The Ketu South Municipal Assembly has intimated that the major lorry station will be relocated from the Aflao border to a new location that will be built soon.

The new modern lorry station will be built on an eight-acre plot of ground known as “China Geo”, near the Nurses’ Flat in Laklevikope.

The ground reserved in front of the China Geo will be used as a taxi rank to complement the yet-to-be-built new Aflao lorry station.

The Ketu South Municipal Chief Executive, Maxwell Koffie Lugudor, said the Assembly had asked for money to help decongest and beautify the border area during a visit by the Volta Regional Minister and his team.

“When the new lorry station is constructed, the current main Aflao Lorry Station will be moved there. Vehicles coming to Aflao will disembark passengers there for the taxi service which will be directly opposite the lorry station,” he said.

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The MCE added that after the lorry station is relocated from its current site, it would be used as a private vehicle park for visitors and travelers planning to pass the Aflao border into Togo and other African countries to the east of the country.

This, he said, would ensure order along the Aflao border, the country’s busiest land border. He also expressed the hope the Assembly would get funds as soon as possible to allow the project to be completed.

Mr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, urged Assembly’s employees to intensify revenue mobilisation in the municipality in order to meet people’s needs.

He said Ketu South, a crucial Assembly for the Volta Region and Ghana, has enormous economic potential.