Accra: The Government has set out to construct a combined 5,000km of roads in 166 constituencies in dire need of road infrastructure in the next three years. Each constituency will benefit from 10km of roads annually as part of a deliberate effort to bridge the road infrastructure gap in the country.
According to Ghana News Agency, delivering the 2025 Mid-Year Budget in Parliament on Thursday, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Finance Minister, stated that roads in the 166 constituencies were in dire need of rehabilitation, hence the intervention. The Finance Minister mentioned that the Minister for Roads and Highways would be introducing a new Road Maintenance Trust Fund Bill to Parliament, which would replace the Ghana Road Fund upon approval.
Dr. Forson explained that the Road Maintenance Trust Fund would offer a new governance structure, provide a formula for a fairer allocation of resources, and introduce more transparency in the utilization of the road fund levy and others. He outlined several road projects across the country earmarked for rehabilitation, upgrade, or reconstruction.
The projects include the rehabilitation and upgrading of Kasoa - Winneba Road; rehabilitation of Ofankor - Nsawam Road (Dual Carriageway); dualization of Takoradi - Agona Junction Road; construction of Suame Interchange and Local Roads; and construction of National Route N18: Wa - Han Road. Additionally, upgrades for Tumu - Chuchuliga - Navrongo roads, including the construction of bridges over the Kanyibie and Bechelihu rivers, are also planned.
Further road projects involve the construction of Enchi - Elubo Road; construction of Dadieso - Akontombra Road; upgrading of Adwofua - Oseikojokrom Road; upgrading of Enchi - Kudjouru - Pekyi Road; and upgrading of Bediako Junction - Camp 15 - Sefwi Adabokrom Road.
