Persistent heavy downpours in recent days have destroyed major sections of the Kiteabo–Glarro administrative road. The rains have cut-off communities, doubling transport costs, and leaving residents stranded.
The damaged road links Glarro District and Kiteabo Chiefdom in Electoral District #3, represented at the 55th Legislature by Johnson S.N. Williams.
Days of non-stop rain have washed away parts of the road, leaving deep gullies, flooded crossings, and thick mud. As a result, the Kiteabo–Glarro route has become impassable to vehicles, and even commercial motorcycles, which now find it difficult to transport “stranded traders.”
With the main route closed, the movement of people, farm produce, and essential goods between the route, and nearby towns have collapsed.
Markets have slowed, commuters are stuck, and farmers cannot get crops to buyers.
Residents have meanwhile urged authorities at the Ministry of Public Works, county office, and partners to urgently act before the peak of the rainy season makes things worse.
Local trader Esther Smith says, the increase in prices of goods and services has threatened businesses. Motorcycle rider George Collins, who runs the Fish Town–Glarro route, says, repairs and fuel price have eaten up their earnings.
Due to the deplorable condition of the road, a gallon of gasoline is sold at L$1,500.
The crisis has also blocked access to medical care. Though Glarro Freetown and Kayteabo River Gbeh have clinics, many residents cannot reach them.
In Kayteabo Tawarken, people now cross River Gbeh via Nyanawiliken to get to Fish Town, “because the Tawarken–River Gbeh road has been closed for nearly two years after all bridges collapsed. “Only hunters can still access that route,” said elder Kaytan Myers.
Health workers report a sharp drop in patients in recent months, blaming high travel costs and bad roads. Similar conditions have isolated communities in Nyenbo, Tienpo, Kelipo, Webo, and other parts of River Gee.
The damage has also disrupted the Southeast corridor linking Tappita–Zwedru, River Gee, Gbeapo–Kanweaken, Grand Kru, and Sinoe counties.
With rains intensifying, communities in River Gee have renewed calls for immediate road rehabilitation to restore transport, lower fares, reopen health access, and reconnect isolated towns.
