{"id":268463,"date":"2016-11-14T21:33:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T21:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=268463"},"modified":"2016-11-14T21:33:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T21:33:28","slug":"mahama-opens-kwame-nkrumah-interchange-project-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=268463","title":{"rendered":"Mahama opens Kwame Nkrumah Interchange project [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Monday evening cut the tape for the usage of the entire Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange project.<\/p>\n<p>The facility, which has three flyovers, also has a recreational facility, library, bus terminal, restaurant, fire, police and ambulance stations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268417 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-49_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-49_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268462 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-41_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-41_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268460 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-39_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-39_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268459 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-38_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-38_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268458 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-37_900x578.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-37_900x578\" width=\"900\" height=\"578\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The project funded with a loan from the Brazilian government, has been touted as one of the major achievements of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n<p>The project cost 74 million Euros.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268453 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-32_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-32_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268457 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-36_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-36_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268456 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-35_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-35_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268455 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-34_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-34_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268454 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-33_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-33_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fountain and the statue of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah have also been redesigned.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268452 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-31_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-31_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268450 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-29_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-29_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268449 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-28_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-28_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268448 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-27_900x550.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-27_900x550\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268447 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-26_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-26_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268446 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-25_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-25_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was attended by hundreds of people around the busy commercial centre of Circle, as well as members of the incumbent NDC.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the inauguration of the project, President Mahama explained that, the project will ease traffic congestion on that stretch of road.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268444 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-23_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-23_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268443 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-22_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-22_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268442 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-21_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-21_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268441 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-20_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-20_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268440 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-19_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-19_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268438 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-17_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-17_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268437 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-16_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-16_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268436 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-15_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-15_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268433 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-12_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-12_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268432 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-11_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-11_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cExperts estimate that, the congestion that used to be created here as a result of the heavy traffic and lack of traffic flow, resulted in an estimated loss of about $100 million per annum to our national economy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268416 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-47_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-47_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268414 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-42_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-42_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268418 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-50_900x509.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-50_900x509\" width=\"900\" height=\"509\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268417 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-49_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-49_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268415 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-46_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-46_900x600\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268424 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-3_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-3_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268423 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/circle-interchange-project-2_900x506.jpg\" alt=\"circle-interchange-project-2_900x506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Photos by: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Monday evening cut the tape for the usage of the entire Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange project. 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