Roads and Highways Minister defends the timeline set for the Accra–Kumasi expressway project.
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has defended the government’s ambitious timeline for the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway, insisting that the project is grounded in deliberate policy choices aimed at delivering critical infrastructure for national development.
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has defended the government’s ambitious timeline for the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway, insisting that the project is grounded in deliberate policy choices aimed at delivering critical infrastructure for national development.
His comments come in response to concerns raised by the President of the Ghana Institute of Architects, Tony Asare, who questioned the feasibility of completing the major highway within the proposed timeframe, citing the complexity of design and preparatory works required for such large-scale infrastructure.
Speaking to Citi News during a road inspection tour in the Western Region on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Mr. Agbodza urged professional bodies within the built environment sector to engage the Ministry directly before publicly questioning the viability of government projects.
He argued that major infrastructure initiatives often appear unrealistic at the early stages until visible progress begins on the ground.
The Minister stressed that government decisions on infrastructure reflect policy priorities and choices about national development.
“In politics, everything is a choice. You can choose to spend public funds on doing other things. You can decide to do things that matter to people,” he stated.
“It hasn’t been easy since President Mahama took office. But things that we committed ourselves to in the name of the people, we are funding them. Who would have thought that without borrowing, without anything, we have paid GH¢12 billion, and we are still paying contractors under the Big Push,” he added.
Mr. Agbodza maintained that skepticism about major infrastructure programmes is not unusual, but urged critics to seek clarification before making public comments.
“I wish that, especially professional bodies, before they speak, they come to the ministry to get exactly what we are trying to do,” he said.
The Accra–Kumasi Expressway is one of the government’s flagship infrastructure projects under its broader road development agenda. The aim is to develop an alternative route aside the existing highway to join two of Ghana’s major cities.
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