{"id":134356,"date":"2015-07-14T13:31:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T13:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=134356"},"modified":"2015-07-14T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T15:06:04","slug":"aerial-view-nkrumah-interchange-taking-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=134356","title":{"rendered":"Aerial view: Nkrumah Interchange taking shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kwame Nkrumah Circle which is being converted into a huge overpass, seems to be nearing completion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134329\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-6.jpg\" alt=\"ariel view of kwame nkrumah interchange (6)\" width=\"657\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-6.jpg 657w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-6-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is expected to carry about 84,000 vehicles a day\u00a0and link the major road network that connects\u00a0the sub-urban areas of Accra to the central business district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134327\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-4.jpg\" alt=\"ariel view of kwame nkrumah interchange (4)\" width=\"737\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-4.jpg 737w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-4-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Government and the Brazilian government are jointly financing the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/03\/21\/video-the-look-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-after-completion\/\" target=\"_blank\">ultra-modern interchange project<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to ease vehicular traffic congestion in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-134332\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-8.jpg\" alt=\"ariel view of kwame nkrumah interchange (8)\" width=\"654\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-8.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-8-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project was started in 2013 and is expected to be completed before the end of 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134330\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-7.jpg\" alt=\"ariel view of kwame nkrumah interchange (7)\" width=\"655\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-7.jpg 655w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-7-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is estimated that the country will <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/09\/circle-interchange-will-save-ghana-25m-annually\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>save up to about $25 million annually<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0as the project is expected to fuel productivity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-134374\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-101.jpg\" alt=\"ariel view of kwame nkrumah interchange (10)\" width=\"656\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-101-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project cost 74.88 million euro.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_058.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134388\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_058.jpg\" alt=\"WP_20150714_058\" width=\"639\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_058.jpg 639w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_058-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_056.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134387\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_056.jpg\" alt=\"WP_20150714_056\" width=\"707\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_056.jpg 707w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_056-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a 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src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-1.jpg\" alt=\"ariel view of kwame nkrumah interchange (1)\" width=\"607\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-1.jpg 607w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ariel-view-of-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-1-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-134370\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_008.jpg\" alt=\"WP_20150714_008\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WP_20150714_008.jpg 768w, 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