Construction work on the Pokuase Interchange which began in July 2018 is 91 per cent complete.
THE Construction which include includes the Awoshie-Accra, Kumasi-Kwabenya, Kumasi-Awoshie, Accra-Kwabenya and Accra-Awoshie roads.
Resident Engineer on the project, Mr Kwabena Bempong, the remaining works included the completion of a bridge, the fourth tier and a portion of the third tier, all of which would be completed in March this year. “We are hoping that by the end of next month all the concrete works on the bridge, including the main deck, will be completed, while we continue with work on the street lights, asphalting, and road line markings, among others,” he added.
He then said work on the entire project was expected to be completed and the interchange opened to traffic by April this year, while the official handover would be done in June this year, barring any hitches.
There will be 2 phase to the hand over: the first is substantial completion, when about 95 per cent of the work is done, while the full handover will be done when we complete everything, and this will depend on the government,” he said.
Construction of the interchange is being undertaken by Messrs China Zhongmei Engineering Company Limited, and it is jointly financed by the African Development Bank and the government.
In terms of traffic management, he said the contractor had managed vehicular traffic well, in line with its traffic management plan.
He said per the plan, traffic around Pokuase would soon be diverted to allow for the construction of two footbridges close to the site.
Mr Bempong said the footbridges would be completed in two months.
