A road construction consultant, Ing. Kwabena Bempong, says the reconstruction of the Accra-Tema Motorway is 48% complete, with significant progress made on drainage infrastructure to reduce flooding along the corridor.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Monday, July 13, Ing. Bempong explained that work is currently concentrated on the urban highway, which will serve as a service road alongside the motorway.

“We’re currently working on the urban highway, which is more like a service road. We’re currently around 48%; we have not yet gone halfway through,” he added

He said much of the work so far has focused on constructing drainage systems and interchanges to address flooding challenges.

“The challenges we have had mainly were the various diversions around the interchanges and the drainage structures,” he said.

According to him, the project includes the construction of about 20 culverts and three interchanges, with most of the structures nearing completion.

“We have about 20 culverts and three interchanges; we have constructed lots of them, and the majority are almost done, and that has reduced the flooding; we didn’t experience that,” he said.

Ing. Bempong said contractors have also ensured that the motorway remains accessible to motorists throughout the construction period.

“We make sure the road is passable throughout the period of construction,” he stated.

His comments come in the wake of the nationwide clean-up exercise ordered by President John Dramani Mahama following recent floods that claimed lives, displaced residents and submerged homes in several parts of the country.

The exercise, held on Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, saw the President, government officials and members of the public desilt drains, clear choked gutters and clean streets in affected communities.