General News of Wednesday, 10 April 2019Source: citinewsroom.comSinohydro project kick starts today with Tamale Interchange projectplay videoThe president signed the Sinohydro deal in September 2018The $1.5 billion roads infrastructure project under the Sinohydro Master Project Agreement will commence later today, Wednesday with President Nana Akufo-Addo cutting sod for the construction of the Tamale Interchange project. The Master Project Support was agreed between Ghana and the Sinohydro Corporation Limited in 2018 to address major infrastructure challenges in the country. Under the overall $2 billion deal, the Sinohydro Group Limited of China will provide the infrastructure of the government’s choice in exchange for Ghana’s refined bauxite. When completed, the Tamale Interchange will be the first of its kind in the northern part of Ghana. The one-kilometre-long interchange will link to the Kumasi road through the Point 7 road, the Central Taxi Rank, Central Market intersection with the Melcom Road and Bolgatanga Road.

Source: GhanaWeb April 10, 2019 09:33 UTC