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The president assured that the road will be completed in November 2023
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday August 7, 2021, inspected the work in progress on the Tamale two-level interchange, as part of her two-day tour of the northern region.
According to the director of the Department of Urban Roads, Alhaji Abass Awolu, who gave President Akufo-Addo a tour of the project, the Tamale interchange, which is a two-level interchange, with a total length of 1 kilometer of bridge and of ramps, and 5 kilometers of ancillary road works, is eighty percent (80%) complete.
The interchange, said the Director of Urban Roads, has nineteen (19) spans, of which these thirteen (13) spans and ramps have all been completed, with work currently underway on the following six (6) spans. .
The completion of the six (6) spans is expected to be completed within the next three (3) months, with ancillary works, mainly paving, street lighting and road safety works, all to be completed before the end of 2021.
Assuring the President of the completion of the project before the end of the year, Alhaji Awolu noted that the contractor, M / S SinoHydro, uses two teams to undertake the works, with one team working from the Palace section of Dakpema. , and the other gang working on the Bolgatanga section of road.
The Tamale interchange is an integral part of the comprehensive measures put in place by the Akufo-Addo government to address congestion problems in urban centers and to help improve travel times on major arteries.
Other interchanges under construction include the PTC Roundabout Interchange at Takoradi, the Nungua Interchange which is part of the La Beach Road Completion Project, the Adjringanor Viaduct, where work in progress will be completed by the first quarter of 2022; and phase II of the Tema motorway interchange.
The Tema Steelworks road, the only government-built concrete road from the Accra-Tema highway, was also completed. Similar work is also being undertaken in the industrial enclave of Tema.
The Legon / Adjringanor roads, aimed at improving travel times in this corridor, are fifty-two percent (52%) complete; the Kumasi Roads and Drainage Extension Project, which includes the dualisation of the lake road and the lining of the Sissai River drain in Kumasi, is 75% complete; and the Teshie Link Road, commonly referred to as the LEKMA Road, is ninety percent (90%) complete.
Tamale asphalt paving
President Akufo-Addo also inspected the ongoing work on bituminous pavements on sections of the road network in Tamale, in the northern region.
The contract, undertaken by M / S Queroz Galvao Konstruktion, will see the construction of 100 kilometers of roads in the northern, northeastern and savannah regions. Work began in March 2021 and is expected to end in September 2022.
18 kilometers of the 40 kilometers of the Tamale metropolis road network have been paved with asphalt, with construction of the remaining 22 kilometers underway. 15 kilometers of roads in the city of Yendi will also be covered with bituminous pavements.
Tamale-Daboya road
President Akufo-Addo also inspected the ongoing work on the modernization of the 30.2 km section of the Tamale-Daboya road, in particular from Tali to Daboya, from a gravel surface to an asphalt paved road.
The works include earthworks to backfill the road in low areas, construction of drainage works to ensure that the road is effectively drained and, therefore, does not fail prematurely, paving and surfacing works. .
The contract for the implementation of the works was awarded to MM. Maripoma Enterprise Ltd at a cost of GHȼ 119,657,337.41 for completion in thirty-six (36) calendar months. Work began on November 16, 2020 and is scheduled to end on November 16, 2023
When completed, the project will significantly reduce vehicle operating costs, travel time and accidents. The project, along with the upcoming Daboya Bridge project, would significantly reduce travel time between major cities in the Savannah and northern regions.
It will also improve access to socio-economic facilities such as markets, schools, clinics, etc. which will invariably result in a higher standard of living for people living in communities along the project corridor. .
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