The Accra–Kumasi Expressway is set to become one of President John Dramani Mahama’s flagship achievements in the road sector, Minister for Roads and Highways Governs Kwame Agbodza has declared.
His remarks follow the complete clearance of the right-of-way along the entire route by Ghana Armed Forces engineers, clearing the hurdle for subsequent phases.
Briefing journalists, Mr Agbodza stated that the ministry will now concentrate on finalizing detailed engineering designs and initiating procurement to secure qualified contractors.
He characterized the dualization as a monumental project designed to serve future generations.
“Accra-Kumasi Expressway is our generational intervention. We are going to be 70 years. The President’s vision is that we should do something so that the generations ahead of us will say that when we were also here, we did something remarkable.
“Dr Nkrumah and others did other things: they did the Tema Motorway, they did the port, and other things. We also must do something to hold our place in history on behalf of our people,” he said.
Mr Agbodza noted that clearing the corridor represents a crucial milestone, with design works and tendering scheduled to progress before physical construction gets underway.
