The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has announced the opening of the first tier of the Obetsebi Lamptey interchange to traffic come next week.

In an interaction with the media after inspecting the ongoing project, he expressed satisfaction with the work done and revealed that, the first phase of the project is over 90 percent complete.

“It’s left with the directional signs and the traffic lights and other things that ought to be provided will be provided. So at least by Monday and Tuesday, everything will be set for the commissioning.

“This is the first phase, and we are opening the bridge to traffic so this long queues and traffic that you are seeing now will no more be there hopefully from Monday because it’s one composite project and there won’t be any break after the commissioning so the contractor will continue with the other works.”

He also made known that, the Obetsebi Lamptey project is a three-tier interchange consisting of the Graphic Road flyover to separate traffic on the Kaneshie-Mallam road.

Also, whiles inspecting some drains at the Hansonic junction around Kaneshie, the Minister expressed great worry about the poor hygiene practised by residents of the area and cautioned residents to practice good hygiene.

“The entire drainage is completely blocked and that is why the rainwater is always overflowing unto the road and the residents are complaining making motoring difficult and it’s causing great discomfort and great inconvenience to people because the drainage systems have been silted and until all of us as Ghanaians stop throwing rubbish into the gutters this won’t stop.”

The construction of the interchange, began in October 2019 after the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut for its commencement.

According to the President, the construction of the interchange, is meant to help address the congestion being faced by commuters at the Obetsebi-Lamptey roundabout and will also help improve mobility on the Ring Road corridor.

He further revealed that, the decision to construct the three-tier interchange at the Obetsebi-Lamptey Circle was to ease traffic among others.

He also made known that, the ground level will have a re-modelled roundabout, whilst the second tier will be an east to west flyover linking the Graphic Road to the Kaneshie-Mallam road adding that, the third tier will be a north-south flyover on the Ring Road West, which will link the Ring Road from the Royal Chapel Church to the Central Mosque at Abossey Okai.

Critical drainage structures that go through the roundabout is also said to be upgraded under this project to help reduce the incidence of flooding at the roundabout.

Meanwhile, the Engineers last week also announced the opening of the Pokuase interchange to traffic in the next two weeks.