Akufo Addo to commission Tamale Interchange on Tuesday

The Tamale Interchange would be commissioned by the President of the republic, Nana Akufo Addo on Tuesday 29th March 2022

The President, Soireenews understands would be accompanied to the interchange site after his arrival by some prominent chiefs in Tamale.

Work on the Tamale Interchange, which began in 2019, is being executed as part of the two-billion-dollar China Synohydro deal too, among other things, enhances traffic flow in the Northern Regional capital.

The Tamale Interchange is an integral part of comprehensive measures put in place by the Akufo-Addo-led NPP administration to address congestion in urban centers and to help improve travel times on major arterial roads.

Other interchanges being constructed include the PTC Roundabout Interchange in Takoradi, the Nungua Interchange which is part of the La Beach Road Completion Project, the Adjiringanor Overpass, where ongoing works will be completed by the first quarter of 2022, and Phase II of the Tema Motorway Interchange.

The Tema Steelworks Road, the only concrete road to be constructed by the government since the Accra-Tema Motorway, has also been completed. Similar works are also being undertaken within the Tema Industrial enclave.

The Legon/Adjiringanor roads, aimed at improving travel times within that corridor, are fifty-two percent (52%) complete; the Kumasi Roads and Drainage Extension Project, which includes the dualization of the Lake Road and lining of the Sissai River Drain in Kumasi, is seventy-five percent (75%) complete; and the Teshie Link Road, popularly referred to as the LEKMA Road, is ninety percent (90%) complete.