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The Tetteh-Quarshie-Mallam highway will be inaugurated today and handed over to the government and people of Ghana. In an elaborate ceremony planned to take place this morning, the President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, who will be the guest of honour, will cut the tape to formally declare the highway open to traffic. The ceremony marks the climax of handing over ceremonies being undertaken throughout the country by the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), as it prepares to wind up its five year programme at the end of this month. As part of the preparation for the opening, Ghana and US flags have been hoisted along the stretch, particularly the New Achimota Overhead where the main event will take place. Motorists and pedestrians the 'Times' newspaper talked to yesterday, ahead of the opening were full of admiration of the road which has contributed immensely to easing traffic after it was opened a few weeks ago. Taxi and trotro drivers who ply the road commended the MiDA, the local implementing agency of the compact, for completing the project on time. They, however, complained about the absence of U-Turns on the stretch saying one can only get to the other lane by travelling very far.