The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, says the Accra–Kumasi Expressway will be one of President John Dramani Mahama’s major legacy projects in Ghana’s road sector.
His comments follow the completion of right-of-way clearing along the entire road corridor by engineers of the Ghana Armed Forces, paving the way for the next phase of the project.
Speaking to Citi News, Mr Agbodza said the government will now focus on completing the detailed design and commencing the procurement process to select qualified contractors for the construction of the expressway.
He described the project as a generational intervention that is intended to deliver infrastructure with a lasting impact on future generations.
“Accra-Kumasi Expressway is our generational intervention. We are going to be 70 years. The President’s vision is that we should do something so that the generations ahead of us will say that when we were also here, we did something remarkable.
“Dr Nkrumah and others did other things: they did the Tema Motorway, they did the port, and other things. We also must do something to hold our place in history on behalf of our people,” he said.
The minister said the completion of the corridor clearing marks an important step towards the realisation of the expressway, with the government expected to advance the design and procurement processes before construction begins.
