Tamale Interchange finally commissioned

President Akufo Addo has today Tuesday 29th, 2022 commissioned the Tamale Interchange for usage.

The ceremony was graced by the overlord of Dagbon, Ya Naa Abubakar II, and some government appointees.

The President in his speech lauded managers of the Synohydro Cooperation for a good job done and for completing the project before its stipulated time.

He used the opportunity to announce to the gathering that, some roads in Tamale, Yendi, Walewale, Damongo, and Nalerigu would be asphalted in due course, adding that the road linking Yendi to Zabzugu will be rehabilitated by a Chinese company this year.

"Rehabilitation of the 62-kilometer Yendi-Zabzugu road by China Chexi limited, rehabilitation of 670 kilometers of feeder roads in the Upper West Region, reconstruction of Tamale to Walewale road phase one, which will include the section between Savulugu and Tamale, work will commence in the second quarter of this year, the Section between Tamale and Savulugu shall widen into a dual carriage road".

President Akufo charged the Ministry of Roads and Highways to ensure the proper maintenance of the Tamale interchange.

He appealed to users of the structure especially drivers to adhere to the various road safety measures put in place for the safe use of the facility.

He charged Ghanaians to help build a better Ghana for the next generation to take over.

Zangbalin-Lana Mahama in a speech on behalf of Ya-Naa thanked the NPP government for honoring Northern Ghana with Interchange, stating that it's a dream come through.

He appealed to the president to intervene in the Bawku chieftaincy conflict to bring lasting peace to the traditional area.

The Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government cut the sod for the construction of the project in 2019 to bring relief to commuters and ease regular vehicular congestion within the central business area and further enable inter-urban and national vehicular traffic flow in the northern region.

The project which is one kilometer long is funded under phase I of the $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA) between the government of Ghana and the Sinohydro Corporation of China.

The agreement to help the Akufo-Addo administration to construct several infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, housing facilities, and extension of electricity to rural communities across the country.

The government clarified that the MPSA is a barter arrangement in which it will be compelled to deliver to Sinohydro, Ghana’s manufactured aluminum products