City officials together with management of the Takoradi Port quickly responded to the  demonstrators by organising equipment to reshape the road before the end of Wednesday.  Mr Anthony Kobina Kurentsir Sam, the Metropolitan Chief Executive and Captain  Ebenezer Afedzi, the Director of Takoradi Port were on site to calm the demonstrators at  about 1300 hours when the GNA visited the site on Wednesday.

The MCE mentioned that the reconstruction of the road had been put on tender and that  pending all procurement regulations, it would be permanently fixed in the next four  months. The angry demonstrators yesterday burnt lorry tyres at both ends of the road linking  the Metropolis and other industries in the area to demand the reconstruction of the  abandoned road.

The residents complained of dust, respiratory infections, miscarriages and ultimate  closure of the only health facility in the area.