The Ministry of Roads and Highways is conducting a feasibility study for the new alignment of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway to reduce travel time to enhance safety

Speaking during the government accountability series on Wednesday, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, stated that the proposed works on the road represent a new alignment, but not an expansion or dualization of the existing road.

According to the minister, the proposed expressway will be a Greenfield, a brand-new expressway.

“It will probably be the first time in our history we do something of this scale,” he stated.

 He positioned the project as part of strategic infrastructure development to ensure long-term network resilience and regional integration.

The Minister stated that the Ministry of Finance has issued commencement authorization for numerous Big Push projects, with contractors expected to mobilize to sites imminently.

Within three weeks, we should see many of them starting on site. Not a promise,” he said.

The minister disclosed that Big Push projects have received dedicated funding of 13 billion cedis this year alone, separate from the ministry’s regular budget allocation.

He explained that this financial commitment represents the government’s reset approach of ensuring projects are “programmed and budgeted for” before contract awards.

According to Agbodza, the Big Push initiative aims to “provide infrastructure base needed to support a 24-hour economy by ensuring round-the-clock movement of goods and services.”

He emphasized that, unlike previous approaches, all costs for Big Push projects are “generated by our agencies instead of costs coming from contractors.”

The minister outlined several major Big Push projects ready for implementation, including the construction of a new bridge over the Oti River at Dambai, the rehabilitation of Wa-Hamile Road, and the upgrading of multiple corridors across the country.

He revealed plans to complete the entire Wa-Bolga road, all tarred within two years, for the first time in Ghana’s history.

Mr Agbodza announced that all Big Push projects will operate “24/7 around the clock” to accelerate completion timelines.

“Maybe a project that should take 36 months, we believe that it can be done within 24 months” due to continuous construction schedules,” he explained.

The minister emphasized that the Big Push is not a constituency-specific intervention but rather is designed “to interconnect our regions and open up very critical corridors.”

According to Mr Agbodza, the government has also selected abandoned projects from the previous administration for inclusion in the Big Push, including the rehabilitation of Kasoa-Winneba Road, Ofankor-Nsawam Road, and the construction of various interchanges and bridges that lacked dedicated funding.

Richard Aniagyei, ISD