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Italian construction firms which worked together by the name Sarroch Gelfi JV. under one Project Manager by the name David Steinberger together with one Concrete Construction Manager who managed the entire site by the name Mohamed Ghoneim. During the construction, it was re-designed to suit the muddy organic materials which were found during the excavations for building the interchange concrete basements. As commended by the project manager, the construction of this important project in Kumasi was completed thanks to the hard work done by the local Kumasi staff employed by the contractors and from the other side by the professional supervising team from the local ministry of roads the DUR (The Department of Urban Roads) Kumasi.
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600:Ahinsan
595:Santasi
590:Danyame
497:Asawase
482:Manhyia
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462:Bantama
441:Climate
399:Asawase
374:Manhyia
364:Kwadaso
349:Bantama
304:Prince
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109:History
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93:system
74: (
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1572:Kumasi
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865:Amakom
830:Atonsu
801:Asokwa
725:Breman
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487:Asokwa
389:Asokwa
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99:Kumasi
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975:Bomso
965:Oduom
960:Kotei
950:Boadi
915:Daban
851:Subin
790:Mbrom
716:Suame
585:Kaase
492:Subin
477:Suame
394:Subin
369:Suame
359:Subin
298:King
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870:Adum
641:Tafo
467:Tafo
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180:2011
85:The
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97:in
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