Nana Addo inspects Tema motorway interchange project

13:46 - 04 December 2018

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Nana Addo urged the contractors to keep to the timelines and ensure they deliver as expected.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected works on the interchange being executed at the Tema end of the

Nana Addo expressed satisfaction with the progress of work as part of his tour of the Greater Accra Region today, Tuesday, December 4.

He was accompanied by the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Attah to inspect the $60million interchange.

He urged the contractors to keep to the timelines and ensure they deliver as expected.

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About Accra-Tema Motorway interchange

The $60 million interchange is to replace the roundabout to ease traffic on the Accra-Aflao highway and the Tema- Akosombo road which intercept each other at the Tema Motorway roundabout.

The project involves detailed engineering and construction of the roundabout into an interchange and other ancillary works, including drainage, pedestrian walkways and landscaping.

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The project, which is expected to be completed in two years, will be executed by Messrs Shimizu-Dai Nippon Joint Venture (SDJV), with CTI Engineering International Co. Ltd as consultants.

It is being funded with a grant by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).