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Roads Ministry announces 5 months traffic interruption over Motorway flyover
The Ministry of Roads Ministry has announced five months traffic interruption over Motorway flyover.
The ministry announced that vehicular traffic on several key routes in Accra will be interrupted from Tuesday, June 13, to October 31, 2023.
The statement indicated that the interruption is necessary to facilitate the construction of a flyover over the Accra–Tema Motorway.
The flyover, estimated to cost $200 million, is expected to be one of the largest in the sub-region and is scheduled for completion by December 2023.
The statement reads
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: Interruption to Flow of Vehicular Traffic At the Flowerpot Roundabout For The Construction Of The Flyover Over The Motorway Project
The Ministry of Roads and Highways acting through the Department of Urban Roads wishes to inform the general public and all Road users that, owing to intense construction activities at the southern approach of the Flyover over the Motorway project, the Flowerpot Roundabout Bound traffic will experience some disruptions to traffic flow from 13th June 2023 to 31st October 2023.
The Traffic control measures include:
1) Traffic from Galaxy Oil/Shell Filling Station to Motorway shall go straight along the Bank of Ghana wall.
2) Traffic from Accra Mall to Motorway shall go round the roundabout by turning left onto the bank of Ghana road and head towards the motorway
3) Traffic from Spintex old road/ Melcom to Motorway shall make a right turn on reaching the roundabout onto the Bank of Ghana road
4) Traffic from Spintex old road/ Melcom to Accra Mall shall make a right turn on reaching the roundabout unto the bank of Ghana road and make a left turn between P3 and P4 to join traffic from Motorway onto Oak Plaza toward Accra Mall.
5) Traffic from Spintex old road/ Melcom to Palace Mall shall join traffic from Melcom to Accra Mall and go straight without making a right turn on reaching the Palace roundabout towards Burma Camp road.
6) Traffic from Accra Mall/Oak Plaza to Palace Mall/Burma Camp/Major Mahama Roundabout shall turn right on reaching the Palace Mall Roundabout.
7) Traffic from Accra Mall/Oak Plaza to Spintex old road/ Melcom Ghana shall go round the roundabout as their movement will not be changed in the stage 1 construction but in the stage 3 the shall be diverted around PS7 and PS8 piers.
8)Traffic from Galaxy Oil to Palace Mall shall join the traffic from Spintex old road/ Melcom Ghana to Palace Mall driving on the Burma Cmap round
9) Traffic from Accra Mall/Oak Plaza towards Nii Martey Tsuru and Kojo Sro shall go join traffic from Oak Plaza to Spintex old road and make a right turn at the GT bank opposite the new Spintex Police Station and go straight driving on the New Spintex road 1 and 2 intersection and make a right turn onto the Martey Tsuru main road.
10) Traffic from Burma Camp and Major Mahama Roundabout to Spintex shall be diverted onto the Kojo Sro street and make a right turn onto the main Martey Tsuru street to head towards Spintex.
11) Traffic from Burma Camp and Major Mahama Roundabout to Palace Mall and Accra Mall shall join traffic to Spintex from Burma Camp but shall make a left turn on reaching the main Martey Tsuru road.
12) Traffic to Martey Tsuru shall go straight on the main Martey Tsuru road and make a left turn on approaching the Palace mall traffic light to join traffic from Burma Camp and Major Mahama roundabout.
Ghana’s First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has made a generous donation to the country’s national female Under-17 and Under-20 teams – Black Maidens and Black Princesses- as they continue preparations for major international assignments.
The donation, made on Friday, May 22, was presented on behalf of the First Lady by the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, at the GFA Technical Centre in Prampram.
The gesture forms part of efforts to motivate and support Ghana’s young female footballers as they prepare to represent the country on the international stage.
The donation included essential food items and toiletries aimed at supporting the welfare and well-being of the players and technical teams.
The donation included cartons of Milo, T-rolls, soft drinks, toiletries, and a range of essential supplies aimed at supporting the welfare of the players, enhancing camp conditions, and easing preparations ahead of their respective assignments.
The Black Maidens are currently engaged in preparations for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers and are set to take on Liberia women’s national under-17 football team in the second-leg encounter in Liberia this weekend.
Meanwhile, the Black Princesses have already secured qualification to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after overcoming Uganda in the qualifiers, extending Ghana’s remarkable record to eight consecutive appearances at the tournament.
The donation by the First Lady was expected to boost morale within both camps while reinforcing national support for the young female footballers who continue to make the country proud.
The prosecution has officially rested its case in The Republic v Solomon Asamoah & Another, the high-profile legal battle commonly referred to as the “Sky Train” case.
The Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem Sai announced the development, praising the state’s team of hard-working prosecutors for successfully anchoring the state’s evidence before the High Court.
The criminal trial centers on the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).
The duo stands accused of illegally authorizing and paying out US$2 million to a foreign company without obtaining board directives or other mandatory statutory approvals.
State investigators have confirmed that the disbursed millions cannot be found.
Following the closure of the prosecution’s case, the accused persons moved the court for an opportunity to file a submission of no case.
The presiding judge granted the application, ordering the defense to submit their arguments by June 8.
The outcome of the June 8 filings will decide the fate of the trial:
With this, if the judge finds the defense’s submission convincing, the accused will be acquitted and discharged however, If the judge dismisses the submission, the court will order the accused officials to take the stand and explain why they should not face prison sentences.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
