The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza has justified the decision to redesign the Suame Interchange project into a three tier infrastructure.
Touching on the stalled Suame Interchange project during a courtesy call on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, on April 10, 2026, he explained the motivation behind the reduction of the project from a four tier Interchange to a three tier, saying an intended bypass construction would make a four tier unnecessary.
“Currently everyone coming to Kumasi or going beyond Kumasi need to drive through Suame Interchange, that is the Same Roundabout. That was why the design was made four tiers. Currently one of major projects we want to do is a bypass or a loop around Kumasi. Every major city in the word has a ring road or what we call an orbiter around Kumasi which is over 100km.
“The idea is to give opportunity that if you don’t have anything to do at the centre of Kumasi, you can hit the orbiter and go round it and enter your destination. As a result, we are doing a bypass from Ejisu. The contractor is working and it’s about 47km. The expectation is that when completed, those going beyond Kumasi will not need to come and crowd at Suame Interchange.”
According to him, all savings made on the reduction will be invested into the Mampong road which is not yet under contract.
“Its a very critical road. Whatever we have been allocated for that project will be spent here. We are spending another another three billion on the orbiter. Our engineers are working on the design of the bypass.”
Debt Payment
Governs announced to the King that the government had paid $25 million to clear debt owed to the contractor.
This, he said, paves the way for him to return on site to continue the project which has been incorporated the flagship Big Push project.
“As we speak, all debt owed to the contractor in excess of $25 million has been paid to the contractor. We expect the contractor to be fully mobilised on site to be able to complete in 2027.”
Source:
opemsuo.com