Its construction was initiated on April 10, 2019[1] when the president of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo, launched and also cut the sod for its construction to begin.[2]
The interchange is aimed at enhancing inter-urban and national traffic flow and reducing the huge burden and cost of doing business, and also strengthening trade within the Sub Saharan regions.[3]
The structure is a pre-stressed concrete bridge spanning a distance of some 1.1 kilometers[1] The Interchange was a continuous concrete bridge with a total length of 1072 meters including the ramp. This set it apart from other simply supported bridges of the past, which had several expansion joints and made driving less comfortable for drivers[4]
The opposition National Democratic Congress'sHannah Louisa Bissiw, National Women's Organizer, has noted that Tamale residents do not require an interchange, despite the fact that heavy traffic is clogging the city. The former lawmaker feels that since the Tamale interchange is not a pressing requirement for the public, it is unnecessary to continue building it as part of the Synohydro agreement. She claimed that people are inconvenienced by excessive vehicular traffic in the city center caused by road obstructions with aluminum zincs[5]
