Tetteh Quarshie Interchange To Be Reconstructed In Accra-Tema Motoray Redevelopment Project As Govt Seeks $338 M Facility- Boamah

The reconstruction of the Tetteh Quarshie interchange in Accra is a major component of the Accra-Tema Motorway redevelopment project as government seeks parliamentary approval for a $338 million concessionary contract agreement.

The facility will also finance the rehabilitation of the existing six-lane divided Nsawam highway within 36 months as part of the Motorway Redevelopment Project.

Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Patrick Yaw Boamah revealed the details during a press conference in Parliament House on Monday December 11, 2023.

Mr Boamah who is the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei central constituency emphasised the need for the Ghanaian citizens to appreciate the scope of work entails in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the Accra-Tema motorway project even as the joint committees of Finance and Roads & Transport begun consideration of the $338 million concessionary contract agreement.

“The Accra-Tema motorway alone is 19.5 kilometres, but this project is 27.7 kilometres, so one may ask, where are you getting the remainder from? The entire project is divided into three sections. The first section is the Accra-Tema Motorway, which is 19.5 kilometres, and it is going to be the rehabilitation and expansion of a minimum of 10 lanes on the motorway… Then, the second section is N1, the George Walker Bush highway, and the scope is 5.7 kilometres… Then the third scope is the Nsawam road, rehabilitation of the existing six lanes on the Nsawam road.”

“…So this is the scope of work that is going to happen. So you can tell from what I have told you that it is going to be a very comprehensive program that will span about 3 years or more depending on how the project goes. And it is going to be a joint venture between Maripoma Limited and Ghana Infrastructure Fund” Hon Boamah explains.

By: Christian Kpesese