By
Alexander Nyarko Yeboah, GNA
Tema Sept. 13, GNA – The Minister of
Roads and Highways has inaugurated the Tema Community Three Junction Road, buit
to ease vehicular traffic flow in the
harbour enclave.
Mr. Kwasi Amoako Attah unveiled a plague
together with the Deputy Minister of Transport and other dignitaries to
symbolise the formal completion of the road at short ceremony in Tema.
In a keynote address, Mr. Amoako-Attah observed that the completion
of the Tema Port Expansion project, which would be the biggest sea port in West
Africa, would mean that huge vessels would dock at the Port, which would create
congestion on the road.”
“That is why we had to fix this road to
take care of the huge traffic congestion that would result as a result of the
activities at the port,” he said.
Mr. Amoako Attah hinted that the project
would not be the end of the road expansion around the Port; “We would continue
into a six lane dual-carriage road to link the new harbour through the Tema
Hospital Road to the three tier Motorway expansion project.”
The Roads Minister informed that there
would also be the extension of the Community Three Junction Road to the Nungua
Barrier and onwards, through the Beach Road, to the Black Star Square in Accra.
The Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr.
Daniel Titus-Glover, said the vision of the President was to improve upon the
roads in the nation to facility movements of goods and services as a means of
promoting economic advancement.
Mr. Titus-Glover, who was also the
Member of Parliament for the Tema East Constituency, congratulated the Minister of Roads and
Highways for the numerous road interventions in his constituency which was
helping to fight huge traffic situations during peak hours of the day.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
MPS, Mr. Mohamed Samara, in giving the project highlights, said ‘Owing to the
important nature of the road situated at the crossroads that lead into Accra as
well as being the entrance to the New Port, it was necessary that the works
were completed as soon as practicable.”
Mr. Samara informed that the objective
of the project was to create a new roundabout and four new slip roads within
each quadrant of the roundabout to reduce the number of vehicles approaching
the roundabout, and the upgraded access and egress lanes to the north, east and
westerly approaches. “The project has also created a new access at-grade
railway cross to the New Port,” he said.
Mr. Samara said over the past eight
months, the Tema-Accra inter-city commuters witnessed the unfolding of the
outstanding corporate social initiative as the MPS Project Team, Project
Management Consultants and Contractors worked around the clock on the upgrading
and improvement of the Tema Community Three Beach Road Junction.
Mr. Samara hinted that the aim of the
project was to generally improve the road conditions as existed, “significantly
reduce travel time which affected productivity and ultimately cut down on the
accidents that happen due to commuters haste to get out of the persistent
gridlock within the Tema Region.”
“The upgrade of this road, like our
previous CSI projects, demonstrates our shareholders dedication to human life,
and commitment to provide solutions that make the greatest difference in our
communities,” Mr. Samara hinted.
The redevelopment of the Tema Community
Three Junction Road was started in January 2029 after a sod cutting by MPS with
support from the Ministry of Roads and Highways and the Ministry of Transport.
The road was opened to the public on 28th
of June, 2019 as part of the commencement of operations at MPS Tema Port.
GNA
