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The President, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, joined other high-profile dignitaries to cut the sod for the start of construction on the long-awaited Suame Interchange Project in the Suame Municipality of the Asha today, Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
The affected municipalities’ traffic situation would be improved by the 222 million Euro Phase One of the four-tier Interchange project, which includes a 47 million Euro funding for ancillary roads and another 174 million Euro funding for the main interchange. Rango, the main contractors executing the project, expect it to be finished in 30 months from the date of commencement.
The project, which is expected to cost 300 million euros overall, is being worked on quickly by a number of local subcontractors.
Ministers of State, Members of Parliament, Municipal Chief Executives, Nananom of the Suame Municipality Directors, Department of Urban Roads staff members, representatives from the Muslim Community led by the Ashanti Regional Chief Immam, the Christian Community, NPP family members, and people from all walks of life attended the colorful ceremony.
Speakers praised the President for realizing this objective, including the Ashanti Regional Minister, Nana Baffour Adu Gyamfi Kumanin (Kwaprahene), Dr. Mathew Opoku (Minister of Energy), and Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu (Majority Leader/Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and MP for Suame).
The Majority Leader listed a number of initiatives the current administration has carried out for the residents of Suame and the Ashanti Region as a whole.
And urged the people to show appreciation as such would serve as moral booster for the president to do more for the region.
Since then, President Akufo-Addo has performed the sod-cutting ceremony to officially start construction.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com/Agyemang Richard
