President
of Republic of Ghana, Joh Dramani Mahama has commissione outstanding
interchange, a beautifu piece of road infrastructure to repla the old
Circle Roundabout in Accra Monday, 14th November, 2016.
According to President Mahama, th interchange becomes the longest an the highest flyover in West Africa.
“It is the
longest, highest fly over in West Africa,” the president declared an
ecstatic crowd of government officials, party supporters, political
leaders and the general public.
The
facility, which has three flyove also has a recreational facility, libra
bus terminal, restaurant, fire, police ambulance stations.
The site
also has an imposing statu Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah
which is “a fitting memori honour of the greatest Pan Africani
“Nkrumah’s statue will remind peop about the man who led the way to nation’s birth,” the President said.
The project
is “not just a modern interchange but a convenient place tourism. The
health and happiness citizens are also important,” he stre adding, that
the citizenry can alwa take a stroll at the water park with beautiful
lighting architecture.
He said the new interchange will “facilitate easy movement of goods services” on one of the most busy r in Accra.
“Experts
estimate that, the congesti that used to be created here as a re of the
heavy traffic and lack of traf flow, resulted in an estimated loss o
about $100 million per annum to o national economy,” he added.
The
president hinted that the Kaso interchange which is also near completion
will be commissioned be the end of December 2016. He also promised that
a number of interchanges will be built and other major roads will be
dualised across country in his second term. He mentioned Pokuase
interchange, Te motorway road and Accra to Kuma road will also be
dualised. Ghana is rising and greater times a ahead of us, as he
promised. We wil continue to work hard and change l of Ghanaians. The
project cost 74 million Euros.