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Phase II work of the Tamale International Airport has been completed and awaiting commissioning.<\/p>\n
This was disclosed by the Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shanai Alhassan Shaibu, during a meet the press engagement at the Ministry of Information on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The second phase of the project, which commenced in March 2022 is estimated to cost $70 million.<\/p>\n
The Minister said he is confident many indigenes will get employment opportunities as the Region\u2019s economic gains are expected to grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe economic importance of the airport cannot be overemphasized. Suffice to say, there is a serious potential for investors\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on August 15, 2019 cut sod for expansion works to be done.<\/p>\n
According to the President, the construction of an ultra-modern terminal building, together with a multipurpose Hajj facility, and other ancillary facilities, will provide the needed economic and trading activities.<\/p>\n
The Tamale International Airport is also to serve as a complement to the Accra Kotoka International Airport.<\/p>\n
After several months of work on the facility, the project has been completed and will soon be commissioned by the President.<\/p>\n
The new Tamale International Airport encompasses a modular airport terminal building of approximately 5,000 square meters, a Hajj facility, a single carriageway access road, water, power and sewerage infrastructure deemed necessary for normal operations.<\/p>\n
Reacting to critics of Government\u2019s 1-Village 1-Dam initiative, the sector minister explained that the about 5 dams constructed in the Northern Region have been beneficial to farmers, especially during the dry season.<\/p>\n
Giving an update on roads, the Minister was quick to note that a total of 353.79 kilometres of road projects are being undertaken, with about 60% of these projects at major stages of completion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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