Mahama optimistic completed sections of Ho-Aflao Highway will be opened within six months

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed confidence that completed sections of the ongoing reconstruction of the Ho-Aflao Highway will be commissioned within the next six months, with substantial portions of the road expected to be opened to motorists by early or mid-2027.

The President gave the assurance on Friday, July 17, during the commissioning of the Akatsi North District Police Headquarters at Ave-Dakpa as part of his working visit to the Volta Region.

He reaffirmed his administration's commitment to improving road infrastructure across the region, describing the road sector as a major beneficiary of the government's flagship Big Push infrastructure programme.

President Mahama recalled that during the 2024 election campaign he travelled on the Ho-Aflao Highway and was struck by its poor condition, prompting him to make its rehabilitation a top priority should he be elected.

“I remember promising the people that if elected President, the Ho-Aflao road would be my number one priority, and today I am pleased with the progress of work on the project,” he said.

The President explained that the government adopted a strategy of dividing the highway project into five separate sections and awarding each section to a different contractor instead of assigning the entire project to one company.

According to him, the approach has improved efficiency, enabled simultaneous construction works and made it easier for government to monitor progress across the various sections.

Although the project is scheduled for completion in December 2027, President Mahama said work on several sections is progressing ahead of schedule.

“One section is almost 75 per cent complete, while others have reached between 30 and 35 per cent completion. I am hopeful that within the next six months I will begin commissioning completed sections of the Ho-Aflao Road, and by early or mid-next year, significant portions of the road will be ready for use,” he stated.

He commended the contractors, engineers and technical teams working on the project for the pace and quality of work, urging them to maintain the momentum to facilitate early completion.

President Mahama also announced that the Akatsi North District is expected to benefit from additional road projects under a proposed US$500 million World Bank-funded Rural Roads Programme, which the government plans to submit to Parliament for approval in the coming week.

He explained that while the Big Push programme focuses on major national infrastructure such as the Eastern Corridor Road, the Ho-Atimpoku Highway and the Dambai Bridge, the government is equally committed to rehabilitating feeder roads to improve access to farming communities and support local economic development.

As part of the proposed programme, the Logakope Junction–Agormor–Kove Road in the Akatsi North District has been earmarked for rehabilitation.

The President assured residents that road development would remain a priority and that government would continue making annual budgetary allocations to improve road infrastructure across the country.

“If your road has not been captured this year, it could be included next year or in 2028. We are determined to improve road connectivity in every part of Ghana,” he said.