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The construction of the second phase of Tema Motorway Grade Separation Project is expected to commence in September this year. This announcement comes following the signing of a close to US$ 25M grant facility for the project. The facility was signed between the government of Ghana and the Government of Japan represented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
This phase will see the construction of a third-tier flyover from Harbour Road to Ashaiman on the N2. The flyover will be a composite bridge structure and ramps. Messrs JFE Engineering Corporation will carry out the project which also involves the construction of axillary road works. The roads have a total length of 1.75km between Harbour Road–Ashaiman.
Other works include the construction of drainage and safety facilities. These facilities include crash barriers and road signs, and the installation of streetlights. The project is expected to be completed in November 2024. It will bring to completion the construction of a 3-tier interchange at the Tema Motorway Roundabout.
Expectations for the Tema Motorway Roundabout project
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Kwasi Amoako-Attah spoke on the project after the signing of the facility in Japan on June 30, 2022.
He said “When completed, the Tema Motorway Roundabout project will make it easier for the Tema Harbour to clear goods quickly. In addition, it will end traffic jams at the Tema roundabout, and improve trade integration and economic growth in the ECOWAS sub-region.”
According to the Minister, the project will also lower the cost of doing business in Ghana. This will be achieved by lowering vehicle operating costs, reducing travel time, and improving mobility.
Furthermore, Amoako-Attah said that Ghana will continue to collaborate with JICA in undertaking key road infrastructure programs. According to the minister, the programs will mainly be aimed at regional integration and enhancement of trade within the ECOWAS sub-region. He also thanked JICA, the Consultants (CTI International Corporation), and the Contractors (JFE Engineering Corporation) for their contributions to the West African country’s infrastructure development.
An overview of the Tema Motorway grade separation project
The Tema Motorway Grade Separation project is not a stand-alone project. It is going to bring a lot of benefits in two areas: It is going to create the Tema Arterial Roads and Tema Motorway Project. Upon completion, the Tema arterial roads linking this roundabout to the ongoing port expansion being undertaken by Meridian Port Services would have come to an end. The plan is to open up all arterial roads from this roundabout to link the port expansion project through the Tema Hospital road into a dual two-by-three lane road.
At the same time, it will link Tema Motorway with the Tetteh Quarshie interchange in Accra, and the project is designed in such a way that by the time this particular project comes to a close the Tema motorway, as part of the Abidjan-Lagos project, which is being turned into a 6 lane dual carriage highway, would have also come to an end and it has been remodeled and redesigned to take the current congestion at the Tetteh Quarshie interchange.
The Motorway forms an integral part of the Trans-Africa Highway, stretching from Lagos through Lomé, Accra, and Abidjan to Dakar, and effectively serves as the junction to the Sub-region and the Grade Separation forms part of the Improvement of Ghanaian International Road Corridors project. |
