2026 Budget: List of Areas to Get Road Interchanges Under Mahama's Big Push
- The government will be constructing a number of interchanges as part of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway project
- During the 2026 budget statement, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson confirmed which areas would be affected
- The Accra-Kumasi project will link the capital to the Ashanti Region through the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions
As part of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway project under the Big Push Infrastructure Programme, eight communities are going to get interchanges.
The new roadway will be Ghana’s first modern six-lane bi-directional Class A Expressway.
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During the 2026 budget presentation, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced that eight communities are going to get interchanges as part of this project.
"...The expressway will feature eight major interchanges, each designed to ease urban congestion and improve regional connectivity."
The interchanges will be located at:
In 2025, the government dedicated GH¢13.8 billion to strategic road projects under this programme.
The minister said implementation is advancing across all regions, with projects selected based on economic returns, regional equity, and alignment with our 24-Hour Economy.
What is the Accra-Kumasi Expressway?
The Accra-Kumasi Expressway will link the capital to the Ashanti Region, through the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, linking the south to the north.
The expressway, which is on a new alignment, will reduce the current travel distance by over 50 kilometres, from 250 kilometres to 198.7 kilometres.
Forson also said the Accra-Kumasi Expressway is expected to halve travel time between Accra and Kumasi, reduce transport costs by nearly 40%, and create over 30,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction.
"Beyond mobility, it will stimulate industrial parks, logistics hubs, and service economies along its route, powering the 24-Hour Economy and strengthening Ghana’s competitiveness."
Road projects announced in 2025 mid-year budget
The government earlier announced major road infrastructure projects over the next three years in the 2025 mid-year budget.
Forson said roads in 166 constituencies would receive attention, with the government rehabilitating 10km of roads annually in each of these constituencies.
The projects listed in the speech include:
- Construction of a new bridge on the Oti River at Dambai
- Rehabilitation of Wa–Han Road
- Upgrading of Tumu–Hamile Road
- Upgrading of Tumu–Han–Lawra Road
- Reconstruction of Navrongo–Tumu Road
- Rehabilitation of Techiman–Nkonsia–Wenchi Road
- Rehabilitation of Wenchi–Sawla Road
- Construction of Sungani Outer Ring Road
- Construction of Kumasi Outer Ring Road (Eastern Quadrant)
- Rehabilitation of Gibitri–Nakpanduri Road
- Rehabilitation of Dodo Pepesu–Nkwanta Road
- Rehabilitation of Atimpoku–Asikuma Junction Road
- Rehabilitation of Asikuma Junction–Anyirawasi Road
- Reconstruction of Anyirawasi–Ho Titrinu Road
- Upgrading of Akosombo–Gyakiti–Kudikope Road
- Upgrading of Asikuma to Anum Boso–Kpalime Road
- Upgrading of Adomi Bridge to Akwamufie Road
- Rehabilitation of Ho–Kpetoe Road
- Rehabilitation of Kpetoe–Afiadenyigba Road
- Rehabilitation of Afiadenyigba–Penyi Road
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- Rehabilitation of Penyi–Aflao Road
- Dualisation of Winneba–Mankessim Road
- Dualisation of Cape Coast–Takoradi Road
- Rehabilitation of Mankessim–Ajumako–Breman Asikuma–Agona Swedru Road
- Rehabilitation of Tema– Aflao Road (Section 1)
- Reconstruction of Dodowa–Afienya–Dawhenya Road
- Upgrading of Ojubji–Appolonia–Afienya Road
- Construction of Enchi–Elubo Road
- Construction of Dadieso–Akomtomra Road
- Upgrading of Adwofua–Oseiokjokrom Road
- Upgrading of Enchi–Kudjouru–Pekyi Road
- Upgrading of Bediako Junction–Camp 15–Sefwi Adabokrom Road
Government scraps COVID-19 levy
YEN.com.gh also previously reported on the government's move to scrap the COVID-19 levy in the budget, as communicated by Finance Minister Ato Forson.
He said that abolishing the levy would return GH¢3.7 billion to individuals and businesses, while broader VAT reforms are expected to bring greater benefits.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
