Mid-Year Budget: Gov’t to construct 5,000km of roads in next 3 years – Finance Minister
Mid-Year Budget: Gov’t to construct 5,000km of roads in next 3 years – Finance Minister
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The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that the government will construct approximately 5,000 kilometres of road over the next three years.
As he explained, the government has pinpointed 166 constituencies countrywide that urgently need road infrastructure and has undertaken to rehabilitate 10 kilometres of roads annually in each of these constituencies.The announcement was made during the presentation of the 2025 mid-year budget review statement in Parliament on Thursday, 24 July.Dr Forson stated, The Mahama administration identified 166 constituencies in dire need of road infrastructure and, in response, we have programmed to rehabilitate 10 kilometres of roads annually in each constituency.He said, Mr. Speaker, this will translate into approximately 5,000 kilometers of roads to be constructed in these 166 constituencies over the next three years. Simply put, over the next three years, we will construct 5,000 kilometers of road in these critical areas.The Finance Minister also noted that, under the government’s Big Push programme, several abandoned road projects that previously lacked dedicated funding have now been prioritised for completion. These include:Rehabilitation and upgrading of the Kasoa–Winneba Road
Rehabilitation of the Ofankor–Nsawam Road (dual carriageway)
Dualisation of the Takoradi–Agona Junction Road
Construction of the Suame Interchange and local roads
Construction of National Route N18: Wa–Han Road
Dr Forson further announced that the Minister for Roads and Highways will soon present a new Road Maintenance Trust Fund Bill to Parliament to replace the current Ghana Road Fund.
He explained that the proposed legislation will introduce a new governance structure, establish a formula for fairer resource allocation and ensure greater transparency in the use of road fund levies and other revenues.
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