Kumasi Western Bypass Construction to Start Soon – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the construction of the Kumasi Western Bypass will soon begin under the ‘Big Push Programme.’

The project aims to ease traffic congestion in the city, particularly for heavy articulated cargo trucks.

“Under the Big Push Programme, we’ll commence construction of the Kumasi Western Bypass. This will remove unnecessary traffic, especially the heavy articulated cargo trucks that come through the city because they would have an opportunity to connect with the Mampong and Techiman roads through Ejisu,” President Mahama stated while fellowshipping with the clergy on Sunday.

He also assured the public that efforts are ongoing to ensure the continuation of the Suame Interchange and Kejetia Market Phase 2 projects.

Acknowledging that these projects were initially started without dedicated funding, he stressed the importance of securing funds to complete them.

“Other projects such as the Suame Interchange and other road works were commenced without dedicated funding. But we have to look for sources of funding. We are looking for sources of funding to speed up the work on this project so that we can ease the condition and inconvenience that the residents of Kumasi face,” he stated.

Regarding the stalled Kejetia Market Phase 2 project, President Mahama explained that its delay was due to the debt exchange program. However, he expressed optimism about resuming work now that official negotiations with the creditor committee have concluded.

“Kumasi Market, Kejetia Market Phase 2 has come to a standstill because it was affected by the debt exchange. Now that we have finished the official negotiations with the official creditor committee, it opens the way for us to have bilateral discussions with the lenders in order that they can resume work on Kumasi Market Phase 2,” he added.