President John Dramani Mahama has announced that work on the Kumasi Expressway project is progressing steadily, with over 70 kilometres of the corridor already cleared.
He said the Ghana Armed Forces, specifically the 48th Engineers Regiment, is leading the right-of-way clearing works and is doing what he described as a “fantastic job” on the flagship infrastructure project.
President Mahama made the remarks on Wednesday, June 17, when the Bono House of Chiefs paid a courtesy call on him in Accra.
He explained that before his recent travel, about 51 kilometres had been cleared, but the figure has now increased to over 70 kilometres as work continues on the expressway corridor.
According to him, once the clearing phase is completed, the project will be handed over to the main contractor, while compensation payments to affected property owners and farmers have already begun.
The President noted that the Kumasi Expressway will significantly improve travel time, reducing the distance between Accra and Kumasi from about 270 kilometres to 198 kilometres. He added that the road will make travel to places such as Dormaa Ahenkro and Sunyani much faster, with the Kumasi stretch expected to take no more than two hours.
His comments align with earlier updates from the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, who disclosed that about 51 kilometres had initially been cleared under the same project, with the military playing a key role in execution.
Dr Forson had described the project as one of Ghana’s most strategic infrastructure developments, aimed at improving connectivity and boosting economic activity between the country’s two largest cities.
The Accra-Kumasi Expressway is part of the government’s broader infrastructure agenda to ease transport challenges and support national development.
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