Work on the Elmina Fishing Port rehabilitation and expansion project is 90.5 per cent complete.
The 30-month project which commenced in August 2020 is expected to be completed by January 2023.
So far, two breakwaters have been constructed, dredging works have been completed, while scouring and ploughing works have all been completed.
400 metres of quay is also being constructed including an 80-metre touristic quay at the Elmina Castle to help boost its touristic appeal.
Civil Work
Other civil works ongoing at the site include a new administrator block, a fish market, a new fish net mending and auction hall, workshops and places of convenience, roads and pavements.
Other facilities include daycare and school, a new sewage system, and a designated waste management area and electrical works.
The project is aimed at constructing adequate facilities, berthing space and creating deep marine access for the fleet of fishing boats and canoes.
The project also includes reclamation works of the new port basin which would guarantee the sustainable revitalization of the town and the long-term development of the port and strengthen Elmina’s position in the fishing.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday inspected work on the project as part of his working visit to the Central Region and said he was excited that the project which the people of Elmina had yearned for decades had become a reality during his presidency.
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