The local roads component of the Suame Interchange project is expected to be opened to traffic by the end of October 2026.

Director-General of the Department of Urban Roads, Ing. James Oduro Amoo-Gottfried, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engagement in Kumasi on Friday, August 7, 2026.

He said work on the two phases of the project was progressing steadily, with Phase Two nearing completion ahead of the main interchange.

According to him, Phase Two involves the construction and rehabilitation of about 15 kilometres of local roads within the project’s area of influence.

The phase also includes the construction of three overpasses at Anomangye, New Road and Ebusuakruwa.

Ing. Amoo-Gottfried explained that the decision to complete the local roads ahead of the main interchange was to provide alternative routes for motorists once construction begins on the major corridor.

“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.

He added that the overpasses would help improve traffic movement, particularly for motorists travelling northbound within the area.

Meanwhile, Phase One of the project involves the construction of the main multi-tier interchange, including an overpass linking the Suame Roundabout to Abrepo Junction.

The project will also involve widening the road along the western bypass to increase its capacity and reduce congestion.

At the Abrepo Junction, a grade-separated underpass will be constructed to improve traffic flow at the busy intersection.

Ing. Amoo-Gottfried explained that vehicles coming from Bantama and the Hospital area would use the underpass to connect directly to Abrepo, while traffic on the bypass would remain at ground level.

He also disclosed that authorities are taking steps to address traders and other structures located within the project’s right of way.

According to him, the Suame Municipal Assembly will engage persons operating within the area and facilitate their relocation to allow construction works to continue.

“We have engaged the assembly, and the assembly will deal with them. For some of them, the assembly is the one who had the arrangement for them to be there temporarily. So the assembly will deal with them to move out, so that we can do the work,” he said.

He stressed that the relocation process was necessary to enable the project to proceed without further obstruction.