President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod before the end of August for the construction of a seven-storey multipurpose car park and airport hotel complex at the Kotoka International Airport.
The project, being undertaken by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), forms part of efforts to expand infrastructure and improve passenger services at Ghana’s busiest international airport.
The development follows the relocation of the existing Terminal 3 car park to pave the way for construction of the new facility, which is expected to be completed within 24 months.
Managing Director of GACL, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, disclosed the details during a visit by Parliament’s Committee on Roads and Transportation to the airport.
She said preliminary works have commenced, with the contractor already mobilising to site ahead of full-scale construction.
“We’ve started this project, we’ve handed over to the contractor and they are mobilising to site now as we speak. They are going to be starting the hoarding off of this site, and at the end of this month, God willing, we would invite His Excellency the President to come and cut sod. Then we will continue the construction and, God willing, in 24 months from now, this project should be up and will be commissioned,” she said.
According to GACL, the new development is intended to address the growing demand for parking spaces at the airport while introducing an airport hotel to improve convenience for travellers and other airport users.
The seven-storey complex will significantly increase parking capacity and provide modern hospitality facilities to support the continued growth of passenger traffic and airport operations.
Officials say the project forms part of GACL’s broader strategy to modernise airport infrastructure and enhance the overall travel experience at the Kotoka International Airport.
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