Suhuyini Assures Accra-Kumasi Expressway Will Be Ready by December 2027
The Roads and Highways Ministry says progress on right-of-way clearance and funding is keeping the major road project on schedule.
- Completion target set for December 2027.
- 175.6km of right-of-way cleared.
- $2bn secured to begin construction.
Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways Alhassan Suhuyini says the government remains confident that the Accra-Kumasi Expressway will be completed by December 2027.
Mr Suhuyini said the government was taking steps to remove potential obstacles and keep the project on schedule.
“We have marching orders from the President to deliver this route by the end of December 2027, and we are working towards it,” he said.
He pointed to the completion of the right-of-way clearance as evidence of progress. The Ghana Armed Forces cleared 175.6 kilometres of the project corridor in 19 weeks, one week ahead of the original 20-week schedule.
The cleared section stretches from Ablekuma in the Greater Accra Region to Sewua in the Ashanti Region.
The proposed expressway will cover about 198.7 kilometres and feature a six-lane controlled-access highway connecting Accra and Kumasi.
President John Dramani Mahama has said $2 billion has been secured in a special Bank of Ghana account to support the start of construction. The government says the funds are domestic resources and not borrowed money.
Authorities expect to mobilise the full funding requirement by the end of 2026, with construction scheduled to begin before the end of the year after the procurement and contractor-selection processes are completed.
Mr Suhuyini said the availability of funding, along with progress on preparatory work, had strengthened the government’s confidence in meeting the deadline.
Once completed, the expressway is expected to reduce travel time between Accra and Kumasi from around five or six hours to approximately two hours. It is also expected to improve the movement of passengers and goods along one of Ghana’s busiest transport corridors.
President Mahama has directed the Ministry of Roads and Highways to engage Ghana Armed Forces Engineers as a major subcontractor, building on the military’s role in clearing the project’s right of way.
Mr Suhuyini said the government expects the remaining stages of the project to proceed within the announced timeframe.
“We have confidence that this can be done,” he said.
