Accra: Principal roads to get facelift ahead of 70th Independence anniversary – Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has announced plans to reseal principal roads in Accra ahead of Ghana’s 70th Independence anniversary in March 2027.

He said the exercise follows a directive from President John Dramani Mahama to improve the appearance and condition of key roads in the capital ahead of the anniversary celebrations.

“The President has directed that we do a facelift of the principal roads in Accra before March next year. That task, once again, fell on the lap of your son, Oswald, who you see that in the night he’ll go and mill the surface and then during the day he will retreat; in the night, he’ll go back.

“He’s got a task of, before March next year, to actually reseal all the roads in the capital city, at least the principal roads. All that will be done. We believe that all these are in line with your vision of development for the Ghana state and beyond,” he said.

Speaking during a courtesy call on the Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, Mr Agbodza said the Ministry had already begun incremental improvements to Accra’s road network, with a significant portion of government’s urban roads budget allocated to the Greater Accra Region.

He said the government was also determined to complete several stalled road projects, including the Kasoa and Ofankor roads, following its decision not to suspend ongoing projects when it assumed office.

Mr Agbodza also disclosed that work had resumed on the coastal road corridor from Independence Square through Osu to Tema, after financing challenges linked to Ghana’s debt situation previously stalled the project.

He said government further plans to dualise the road from Tema through Osu and explore a connection to the old Winneba Road as part of measures to ease congestion along the Kasoa corridor.

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