Suame Interchange: Local roads to open by October 2026
The Director-General of the Department of Urban Roads, Ing. James Oduro Amoo-Gottfried, has announced that the local roads component of the Suame Interchange project is expected to be opened to motorists by the end of October 2026.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement in Kumasi on Friday, August 7, Ing. Amoo-Gottfried said construction work on both phases of the project was progressing well.
He explained that Phase One covers the construction of the main multi-level interchange, including an overpass linking Suame Roundabout to Abrepo Junction, as well as the expansion of the road along the western bypass.
Phase Two, he noted, involves the construction and improvement of about 15 kilometres of local roads within the project’s catchment area.
According to him, the second phase is nearing completion and includes three overpasses at Anomangye, New Road and Ebusuakruwa.
He said the local roads component was deliberately being completed ahead of the main interchange to provide alternative routes for motorists once construction on Phase One intensifies.
“Phase Two is almost complete, and hopefully by the end of October, we would have opened the road to traffic and allowed people to use it,” he said.
Ing. Amoo-Gottfried added that the overpasses would help improve the movement of vehicles travelling northbound through the area.
On the major corridor connecting Suame Roundabout and Abrepo Junction, he said the road would be widened to accommodate more vehicles and reduce congestion.
He further disclosed that a grade-separated underpass would be constructed at Abrepo Junction, one of the busiest sections of the corridor.
Under the planned arrangement, vehicles travelling from Bantama and the Hospital area would use the underpass to connect directly to Abrepo, while motorists using the bypass would continue at ground level.
The Director-General also spoke about traders and other structures situated within the project’s right of way.
He explained that those operating in the affected areas were there on a temporary basis and disclosed that the Suame Municipal Assembly would engage them to facilitate their relocation and make way for construction.
He said discussions had already been held with the Assembly, which would take responsibility for ensuring that the affected traders and occupants vacate the area so that construction can proceed.
According to him, clearing the right of way has become necessary to allow the project to advance and ultimately improve traffic conditions in the area.
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