The Roads Ministry has announced that motorway viaduct construction will disrupt traffic for close to five months

The Roads Ministry has announced that motorway superstructure construction will disrupt traffic for close to five months.

As a result of the construction of a flyover over the Accra–Tema Motorway, vehicular traffic on a number of important routes in Accra will be suspended from Tuesday, June 13, to Sunday, October 31, 2023.

The Ministry of Roads and Highways wishes to inform "the general public and all road users" that, "due to intense construction activities at the southern approach of the Flyover over the Motorway project," the Flowerpot Roundabout-bound traffic will experience some traffic flow disruptions during the specified time frame.

The Ministry issued a statement listing the affected routes as follows:

Spintex Road, Burma Camp Road, Giffard Road, and Martey Tsuru Road (East and West Bound)

The ministry advised motorists to adhere to traffic management and detour signs posted at designated locations or utilize alternate routes to facilitate traffic flow through the construction zone.

The flyover, estimated to cost $200 million and believed to be one of the largest in the sub-region, will be completed in December 2023.

China Railway No. 5 Engineering Ghana Limited is executing the project financed by the government of Ghana (Afriexim Bank).

It includes one mainline bridge (802 meters), two ramp bridges (220 meters), four auxiliary roadways (2.5 kilometers), and ancillary works. The general scope of work includes a dual carriageway of the entire flyover with asphaltic concrete surfacing; a ramp from the northbound (Shiashie) onto the flyover towards the southbound (Airport Hills); a ramp from the flyover onto the motorway towards Tema; a slip from the motorway to the Boundary Road roundabout; an additional exit into Cantonments from the Giffard Road Interchange; drains, culverts, streetlights, and road line markings.