The Roads Minister has disclosed that the 2nd stage of the Tema Motorway Interchange will commence in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Kwasi Amoako-Atta who was speaking at the commissioning of the initially stage of the interchange indicated that apart from the signing of an arrangement, every thing is all set to set the challenge in movement.
He further more confident citizens that government in two weeks will indicator an settlement to finish the method for the next phase to begin as scheduled.
“The second stage is scheduled to get off in the fourth quarter of this year, we have gone considerably and I want to think and we pray to God that Covid-19 will not be an impediment [on this project].
“The signing of the agreement for the stage two will be carried out inside of the subsequent two months simply because almost everything concerning it is ready,” he explained.
Highlighting the relevance of the motorway, Mr Amoako stated the old route connecting Accra to Tema in the Bigger Accra area has for lots of years hindered the clean movement of site visitors.
Hence, affected the economic growth opportunity of the country.
He noted that the building of the substantial overpass will now appropriate the predicament.
“This will now improve security and performance of transport to and from Tema area in the Better Accra Location and deliver uninterrupted website traffic flows to aid trade and transit in the West African sub location,” he mentioned.
He even further additional that the challenge presented 400 direct and 500 indirect jobs through a amount of nearby companies who were engaged as suppliers and sub contractors by the major contractor.
Qualifications of the task
The $57-million Tema Motorway Interchange challenge was financed beneath a grant from the Japanese governing administration and executed by means of the JICA.
The interchange is to facilitate straightforward connection from Accra to Aflao and onwards to Togo, as well as the Akosombo highway.
It is component of the West African Corridor Growth Progress Ring Grasp System becoming applied by Messrs Shimizu-Dai Nippon Joint Undertaking (SDJV), with CTI Engineering Global Business Ltd as consultants.
The scope of the Tema Motorway Roundabout consists of an underpass in the Accra-Aflao course, a signaled intersection at the middle stage of the interchange and four pedestrian bridges, as properly as drainage, ramps and support roads.
