The Project Manager for the Tema Motorway and Extensions Project, Ing. Ben Sackey, has announced the plans to expand the 19.5km Motorway to 10 lanes.
According to Ing. Ben Sackey, the Tema Motorway and Extensions Project seeks to add three new lanes to the existing four-lane concrete road.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, explain, “We are expanding the roads, we are adding ten lanes. The existing four lanes, which are the corporate road, and then we are adding three lanes,” he said.
“Our idea is to complete the three lanes, which we normally call the urban highway, and then we will try to put traffic back from the concrete one onto the urban highway, then we will try to tackle the concrete road, which we call the expressway,” he explained.
He further reassured motorists that efforts are underway to make the route motorable during the construction works.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has said that the launch of the $10-billion ‘Big Push’ project will make the whole of Ghana a construction site.
John Mahama highlighted that GH¢30 billion had been allocated in next year’s budget to support the ‘Big Push’ infrastructure project.
Speaking at the sod cutting for the redevelopment works on the 117-kilometre stretch from Atimpoku in the Eastern Region to the Volta Region towns of Asikuma through Anyrawasi, Ho and Denu to Aflao, John Mahama stated, “The whole of Ghana is going to become a construction site.
“Today, we are delivering that bouncing baby, Big Push. The Volta Region has had some of the most neglected, abandoned roads in the country, and year in, year out, the chiefs have cried for repair and maintenance.”
He added, “The ‘Big Push’ is a concerted effort to bridge our infrastructure gap and propel Ghana towards sustainable development.
This is not just about asphalt and concrete; it is about building the foundations for a stronger economy, improved connectivity, and a better quality of life for all Ghanaians”.
He added that Ghana will have the best roads in West Africa within the next 24 months under the Big Push Initiative.
According to John Mahama, his government is dedicated to constructing more roads over the next two years, with the aim of making transportation safer and more efficient.
Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony of the 195-kilometre Wenchi–Bole–Sawla–Wa Road, President Mahama stated, “I wish to repeat my apology and regret to the people of Ghana that with the start of the big push, the whole of Ghana is going to be a construction site for the next two years.
Wherever in this county you go, the road will be under construction, so I ask the Ghanaians to be patient with us and to accept the inconvenience.
Twenty-four months after the launch of the Big Push, you will have the best roads in West Africa”.