Traffic on the Kpeshie Lagoon is anticipated to be suspended during rehabilitation.
A section of the Teshie-Nungua Road was scheduled to be blocked to traffic effective Thursday, September 15, 2022, as stated by the Ministry of Roads and Highways.
To make room for the renovation of the bridge that crosses the Kpeshie Lagoon after the Labadi Beach Hotel, the road will be closed.
However, there was heavy traffic travelling over the three-lane bridge in both directions when the construction site was visited a day after the road was supposed to be closed.
It was indicated by the contractors on site that all was set for the dismantling of the existing steel bridge to pave way for the construction of the new 2/3 concrete bridge over the lagoon, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean a few hundred metres away from the construction site.
According to the contractors, they are currently waiting on the Ghana Highways Authority to give the final green light by diverting traffic away from the bridge for the construction to begin.
The reconstruction of the bridge forms part of an expansion of the road running from Independence Square to the Nungua Barrier.
The reconstruction of the Kpeshie Lagoon Bridge is expected to take some three months, with the new bridge expected to open to traffic on December 15, 2022.
Traffic continues to flow a day after the planned road closure of Kpeshie lagoon bridge