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President John Dramani Mahama says construction of the new 198.7-kilometre Accra-Kumasi Expressway is expected to begin before Christmas 2026, with US$2 billion already secured for the project.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that construction of the new 198.7-kilometre Accra-Kumasi Expressway is expected to begin before Christmas 2026.
Speaking at Kwaso near Ejisu on September 14, 2026, President Mahama said US$2 billion was already available in a special account at the Bank of Ghana to finance the project. He stressed that the money had not been borrowed and belonged to Ghanaian taxpayers.
The President said the government expected to raise funds to cover the full project cost by the end of 2026. He also assured contractors that certificates presented for completed work would be paid promptly.
President Mahama said he would return to Kwaso before Christmas to formally cut the sod for construction of the expressway.
The Ghana Armed Forces' 48 Engineers Regiment has already completed the clearance of the right-of-way for the entire route. The exercise took 24 weeks and was carried out to prepare the corridor for construction.
The government plans to open the project to interested construction companies, giving them four weeks to express interest before a pre-qualification process is conducted and a contractor selected.
The new expressway will be a six-lane highway designed to reduce travel time between Accra and Kumasi from about five to six hours to approximately two hours.
The project will include two toll interchanges, eight interchanges connecting towns along the route and four rest stops. It will also feature roadside tow trucks and CCTV cameras to help monitor traffic and reckless driving.
President Mahama said space would also be reserved within the expressway corridor for a future Accra-Kumasi railway line as part of plans to revive Ghana's rail network.
The project is being managed by Accra Kumasi Expressway Limited, a special purpose vehicle registered under the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).
Beyond the Accra-Kumasi route, the President outlined plans for a wider expressway network stretching from Aflao in the east to Elubo in the west, alongside planned improvements to other major transport corridors.
He also announced that the Ghana Armed Forces Engineers Regiment would be incorporated as a major subcontractor on the expressway project and would assist with clearing the right-of-way for the Greater Accra Ring Road.
The President further tasked the military with supporting the installation of steel bridges across rivers and streams in various parts of the country.
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