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{{Short description|Highway in Accra, Ghana}} |
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[[File:N1 road.jpg|thumb|George Walker Bush Highway]] |
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The '''George Walker Bush Highway''' is a six-lane, {{convert|14|km|mi|adj=on}} highway in [[Accra]] in the [[Greater Accra Region]] of [[Ghana]]. It |
The '''George Walker Bush Highway''' is a six-lane, {{convert|14|km|mi|adj=on}} highway in [[Accra]] in the [[Greater Accra Region]] of [[Ghana]]. It links the urban town of [[Mallam (town)|Mallam]] to Lapaz, Achimota, Legon interchange, Dzorwulu and the [[Tetteh Quarshie Interchange]]. The construction of the highway was financed by the [[Millennium Challenge Account]].<ref name=one>{{cite web|title=Tetteh Quarshie-Mallam Road ready Feb 2012|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/313744/1/tetteh-quarshie-mallam-road-ready-feb-2012.html|publisher=www.modernghana.com|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref> The highway, named after former United States President [[George Walker Bush]], was officially opened to motorists on 15 February 2012 by President [[John Atta Mills]].<ref name=n1>{{cite web|title=N1 highway named after George Bush|url=http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201202/81594.php|publisher=www.myjoyonline.com|accessdate=16 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216175844/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201202/81594.php|archive-date=16 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The highway forms part of the [[N1 road (Ghana)|N1]] highway. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:03, 29 January 2023
The George Walker Bush Highway is a six-lane, 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) highway in Accra in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It links the urban town of Mallam to Lapaz, Achimota, Legon interchange, Dzorwulu and the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange. The construction of the highway was financed by the Millennium Challenge Account.[1] The highway, named after former United States President George Walker Bush, was officially opened to motorists on 15 February 2012 by President John Atta Mills.[2] The highway forms part of the N1 highway.
References
- ^ "Tetteh Quarshie-Mallam Road ready Feb 2012". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "N1 highway named after George Bush". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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