The Director-General of the National Roads Authority (NRA), James Amoo-Gottfried, has attributed the near GH¢1 billion cost of the Flower Pot Interchange along the Spintex Road in the Greater Accra Region to a significant expansion in the project’s scope of work.Initially awarded in 2016 by the NDC government for GH¢69.5 million, the project's cost was revised to GH¢147 million in 2017.

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Under the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government, the project has undergone further revisions, resulting in the current price tag.“The initial scope was entirely different. It was to involve two overpasses: one over the Flower Pot roundabout and another across the motorway (Accra-Tema Motorway), totalling about 120 metres of bridge length. What we have now is about 1,022 metres of bridge length,” Mr.

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Amoo-Gottfried explained during an interview on Joy FM's Super Morning Show on Wednesday, November 20.He added, “So, the scope as originally planned and what we have now is entirely different.”Mr. Amoo-Gottfried’s clarification follows calls from Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) for an explanation regarding the sharp increase in construction costs.

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On Tuesday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo officially commissioned the Flower Pot Interchange, a priority infrastructure project of the NPP government aimed at easing traffic congestion along the north and south corridors of the Tema Motorway.

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The interchange features an 802-metre dual carriageway viaduct with asphaltic concrete surfacing, a 140-metre ramp from Shiashie onto the viaduct toward Airport Hills, and an 80-metre ramp connecting the viaduct to the motorway heading toward Tema. It is expected to enhance connectivity and significantly improve travel times for commuters.

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