People and Places: Mallam Interchange
The Mallam Interchange is a dual carriage loop interchange that connects two major highways at Mallam, a suburb of Accra.
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It forms part of the 14.1km George Walker Bush Highway which is a portion of the National Number One (N1) Highway.
The N1 begins at the border with Ivory Coast at Elubo and runs through the coastal towns of Takoradi, Cape Coast, Winneba, Accra and Tema to the border with Togo at Aflao.
The interchange, named after the suburb where it is located, connects the George Walker Bush Highway with the Dr Busia Highway.
The George Walker Bush Highway, named after former United States President George W. Bush, is also known as the Mallam–Tetteh Quarshie Highway because it links the suburbs of Mallam to Lapaz through to Achimota, Dzorwulu and the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange before connecting to the Accra-Tema Motorway.
It is a three-lane dual-carriageway with two service lanes.
The Dr Busia Highway on the other hand is an 8km highway that runs from the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange through Kaneshie, Odorkor to Mallam, where it merges with the N1 Highway. It is popularly known as the Kaneshie-Mallam Highway.
The highway was named after Ghana’s second Prime Minister, Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia.
The Mallam Interchange was officially opened to motorists on February 15, 2012.
