The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said a total of 947.80km of asphalt overlay works completed in the Greater Accra Region since 2017.
He said 413.20 km of Asphalt overlay has been laid in Greater Accra from 2021 to date.
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said this when he signalled the beginning of construction works on the ‘Improvement of the Tema Motorway Roundabout Phase 2’ project.
According to him, Government is also undertaking a number of critical road works within the Greater Accra Region, Dr Bawumia indicated, including the construction of the Tema-Aflao Road (17km) Phase 1, which involves the provision of service lanes and four interchanges between Tema Motorway Roundabout and Mitshio on the Tema-Aflao Road; construction of the Tema-Akosombo Road (64km), involving the dualization of the road and construction of two interchanges at Ashaiman and Asutsuare.
Dualization of the Beach Road Phase 1 between Osu and Nungua with the provision of bridges over the Kpeshie and Songor Lagoons is also ongoing, with Phase 2, which involves dualization of the Beach Road from Nungua to Tema Community Three and includes the construction of a three-tier interchange at Nungua and widening of the railway bridge towards Sakumono is at 82% completion.
As well, rehabilitation of the 23km Dome-Kitase road, including the provision of access to the Ashesi University, and construction of the Borteyman Road (from School Junction to Nungua Farms, involving the dualization of the road between School Junction on the Ashalley Botwe Road and the Accra Tema Motorway to provide access to the proposed stadium for the All-African Games is also ongoing.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kofi Atakora
