Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod For Accra-Tema Motorway Upgrade To 10 Lanes

• President Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the expansion of the Accra-Tema Motorway into a 10-lane highway
• The 27.7-kilometre project will be executed in three phases, starting with the rehabilitation of the road
• Akufo-Addo called on all stakeholders to ensure the project is completed on time and also within budget

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the expansion of the Accra-Tema Motorway, the link between Tema’s industrial area and Accra’s metropolitan centre.

Citi News reported that Akufo-Addo announced plans to transform the motorway into a more modern 10-lane highway during the ceremony on August 26.

The 27.7-kilometre project will be executed in three phases: rehabilitating the motorway, upgrading the George Walker Bush Highway, and improving the Nsawam Road.

The upgrade will also include reconstructing critical interchanges, installing toll plazas and footbridges, and other key infrastructure developments.

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In comments during the ceremony, Akufo-Addo said the project would be undertaken through a public-private partnership with a local company.

The President of Ghana called on all stakeholders to ensure the project is completed on schedule and within budget, as a mark of his administration’s commitment to infrastructure development and national progress.

Call to reclassify Accra-Tema Motorway

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Public Safety has called for the reclassification of the Accra-Tema Motorway amid a spate of road crashes.

The bureau is concerned about the increasing rate of road crashes on the controversial motorway.

In comments to YEN.com.gh, the Executive Secretary of the Bureau of Public Safety, Dr. Nana Akwada, criticised the state's lack of action to preserve the road.

Recent road crashes on Tema Motorway

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YEN.com.gh also reported in July that a car was reported to have struck a girl on the motorway, killing her instantly, before speeding off.

The crash caused outrage among the local community, who blocked the road and refused to let any traffic flow until authorities arrived.

Another serious road crash involving three cars on July 19 also resulted in a massive gridlock on the Tema-bound side of the notorious road.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh