President Akufo-Addo has revealed that the construction of the Suame interchange will be the first 4-tier interchange in the Ashanti Region when completed.

According to him, once completed, it will address the perennial congestion experienced around the Suame roundabout and improve urban mobility within the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area.

The President indicated that the Suame Interchange will consist of a 4-Tier Interchange at the current Suame roudabout; an overpass at the Abrepo Junction; an overpass at Krofuom Junction; an overpass at Anomangye Junction; an overpass at Magazine New Road Junction and an overpass at Abusuakruwa Junction.

“The Suame Interchange will be the first 4-tier interchange in the Ashanti Region, and the second in Ghana, after the Pokuase Interchange which I commissioned on 9^th July, 2021.”
President Akufo-Addo

The construction of the Suame Interchange will be undertaken by M/S Grupo Dizmar of Spain and Rango Construction Ltd., a Ghanaian Company. The complementary road component will be undertaken wholly by the Ghanaian Firm, Rango Construction Company Ltd, with supervision of the entire project being the responsibility of the Ministry of Roads and Highways, through the Department of Urban Roads.

President Akufo-Addo charged the contractors and the Ministry of Roads and Highways to help ensure the country gets value for money, as well as ensure strict adherence to completion dates.

Apart from the Suame Interchange, the President indicated that government is tackling critical road projects throughout the country in a holistic manner, so that every part of Ghana gets quality roads.

In the Ashanti Region alone, President Akufo-Addo explained that government has completed asphalt overlay of two hundred and ninety-five kilometres of roads since 2017.

“Some of the beneficiary areas include Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, that is in Subin Nhyiaeso and Bantama, Asokwa, Oforikrom, Kwadaso, Suame, Old Tafo, Asokore Mampong, Bekwai, Obuasi, Ejisu, Juaben, Sekyere East (Effiduase), Asante Mampong and Atwima Nwabiagya South.”
President Akufo-Addo

Again, President Akufo-Addo stated that government has completed the construction of one hundred kilometres of local roads in Kumasi, which was undertaken by M/S Contracta, with the beneficiary assemblies being Kumasi Metropolitan, Asokwa, Kwadaso, Oforikrom, Suame and Tafo Pakrono.

Road infrastructure in the Ashanti Region

In addition to the one hundred kilometres (100kms) of local roads, the President noted that the Department of Urban Roads has also completed another seventy-five kilometres (75kms) of town roads in Ashanti, including Bekwai Town roads, Kwamo Town Roads, Manhyia Roads (Buokrom) and Ejisu/Kwaso Town Roads.

“The Department of Feeder Roads has also completed the upgrading of sixty-eight kilometres of selected feeder roads in the Ashanti and Western Regions, a project which was undertaken by M/S Sinohydro Corporation.”
President Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo highlighted that, in addition to the completed ones, work is ongoing on the Kumasi Roads and Drainage Extension Project, which is 97% complete.

The works involved in this project, he explained, include the upgrading of the Lake Road into a dual carriageway from the Coca Cola Bottling Plant to Dompoase and the lining of the Sissai Stream for 2km.

“The construction of a modern terminal at Dompoase, which is part of the project, has been completed and commissioned. It is expected that the entire project would be completed and commissioned by the end of the year. The works are being undertaken by M/S China Henan International Corporation- CHICO and funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) of France.”
President Akufo-Addo

The Construction of the Kumasi Inner City Roads, which involves the rehabilitation of another one hundred kilometres of local roads in Kumasi by M/S Sino Hydro Ltd is ongoing, together with the emergency rehabilitation of the twelve-kilometre Atimatim-Maase-Aboabogya road.