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The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project will temporarily close the westbound carriageway of the Dr Busia Highway at Pamprom Junction from September 7, 2026, to allow major drainage construction works to begin.
The first phase of the closure is expected to continue until the end of November 2026, with work around Pamprom Junction scheduled for completion in time for the junction to reopen in the first week of December.
The project involves the construction of a 1.5-kilometre double-cell underground rectangular stormwater drain extending from Pamprom Junction to First Light Junction in the Kaneshie area.
The new drain will be approximately 10 metres wide and will replace the existing twin 1.2-metre-diameter pipe system currently serving the area.
It will also connect a recently completed drainage section within the Accra Academy campus to the existing drainage system at Pamprom Junction, with the aim of improving stormwater flow and reducing flooding risks in the area.
Coordinator of the GARID Project and member of the Post-Flood Mitigation Committee, Dr Kwadwo Ohene Sarfo, announced the planned traffic restrictions during the Accountability Series on Wednesday, August 26.
He explained that the scale of the construction required temporary road closures but said a detailed traffic management plan had been developed in collaboration with the Department of Urban Roads to limit disruption to motorists.
“The first phase will begin on 7th September 2026 with the closure of the westbound carriageway of the Dr Busia Highway starting from Pamprom Junction. This phase will continue till the end of November 2026,” he said.
Alternative Routes
The Phase One closure will affect motorists travelling from Korle Bu, Graphic Road, Obetsebi Lamptey Circle, Kwame Nkrumah Circle and surrounding corridors towards First Light Junction.
Drivers will be diverted through Awudome Cemetery Road, New Times Road, Awudome Roundabout, Oblogo and Mataheko before rejoining the route at First Light Junction.
Motorists may also use the Obetsebi Interchange–Oblogo Traffic Light–Mataheko corridor as an alternative.
GARID said advance warning and directional signs would be installed along the affected routes to guide road users. The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), together with the relevant local assemblies, will also assist with traffic management.
Further Road Closures
Although Pamprom Junction is expected to reopen in December 2026, the remaining westbound section between Kaneshie Station and First Light Junction will stay closed until August 2027 to facilitate continued underground drainage construction.
A third phase is scheduled to begin in September 2027 when construction reaches First Light Junction. This phase will involve the temporary closure of the road connecting First Light Junction to the Cocoa Clinic Roundabout until the end of October 2027.
The government is expected to announce subsequent traffic arrangements in advance as the project progresses.
GARID has urged residents, commuters, transport operators, businesses and other road users to plan their journeys ahead of the closures and avoid the construction areas where possible.
Motorists have also been encouraged to use the designated diversion routes, except where access to properties or businesses within the affected areas is necessary.