Tema Motorway Roundabout project: Motorists cautioned as 2nd phase begins

The Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police, has urged the public to adhere to safety and security arrangements as the second phase of the Tema Motorway Roundabout Interchange project take off.

The Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) on Sunday, October 21, 2018, commenced the second phase of road diversion around the Tema Motorway Roundabout to pave way for the continuation of construction works on the interchange.

The diversion will affect roads linking Akosombo to Accra and Tema.

A new three-lane has however been constructed on the right side of the Akosombo-Accra road to ease vehicular movement.

Tema Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Joseph Owusu Bempah, has urged pedestrians to obey road signs and to also cooperate with them.

“The construction of any road brings about inconvenience, so we should all help and make the work easy. We all have the inconvenience to endure because the road has to expand for the benefit of all,” he said.

Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has also warned pedestrians and hawkers to desist from crossing the Accra Tema Motorway indiscriminately,

Pedestrians and hawkers found in such acts would be arrested and prosecuted.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has promised to ensure that the road diversion works smoothly.

The Motorway expansion project

The project is being financed at a cost of $57 million by the Japanese government through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to address the perennial traffic congestion within the enclave.

The project, which is under the West African Corridor Development Growth Ring (WAGRIC) Master Plan implementation, is being executed by Messrs Shimizu-Dai Nippon Joint Venture (SDJV), with CTI Engineering International Co. Ltd as consultants.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS FOR TEMA ROUNDABOUT INTERCHANGE PROJECT

–PHASE TWO

The Ghana Highway Authority under the auspices of the Ministry of Roads and Highways wishes to inform the general public that the phase two of diversion of traffic for the construction of the Interchange at the Tema Roundabout begins soon.

The Diversions will take effect on Sunday 21^st October 2018.

There is a new Diversion for Traffic coming from AKosombo to Tema Harbour Road andAkosombo to Accra.

The Traveling and the General Public are therefore advised to take note of the Diversion signage and respect the presence of Police Officers and Contractor’s Flagmen who will be stationed at various strategic points to direct traffic.

We hope you bear with us as we undertake this entirely important national developmental agenda.

Issued by:

Chief Executive

Ghana Highway Authority       

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Source: citifmonline.com