Suhuyini assures Accra-Kumasi Expressway won’t miss December 2028 deadline

The government says it remains confident that the Accra-Kumasi Expressway will be completed by December 2028, despite the scale and complexity of the project.

Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, said the government was taking deliberate steps to address potential challenges and keep the project on schedule.

Speaking on Eyewitness News on Friday, September 18, 2026, Mr Suhuyini said the administration had received clear instructions from President John Dramani Mahama to ensure the road was delivered within the announced timeframe.

“We have marching orders from the President to deliver this route by the end of December 2028, and we are working towards it,” he said.

He pointed to the speed at which the right-of-way was cleared as evidence of the government's determination to move the project forward.

The Ghana Armed Forces completed the clearance of a 175.6-kilometre stretch of the project's right-of-way in 19 weeks, beating the original 20-week target by one week.

The cleared corridor stretches from Ablekuma in the Greater Accra Region to Sewua in the Ashanti Region.

“If you are assessing it based on the attitude of doing the impossible at once, then have confidence,” Mr Suhuyini said.

The proposed Accra-Kumasi Expressway is expected to cover approximately 198.7 kilometres and will consist of a six-lane controlled-access highway connecting the two major cities.

Funding secured for project
The government has also cited funding as a key reason for its confidence in meeting the construction timeline.

President Mahama has disclosed that $2 billion has already been secured in a special account at the Bank of Ghana to facilitate the commencement of the project.

The government has stressed that the money represents domestic resources and is not borrowed funds.

According to the government, the remaining funding requirement is expected to be mobilised by the end of 2026, paving the way for construction to begin before the end of the year after the completion of procurement and contractor-selection processes.

Mr Suhuyini said the availability of funding, together with the progress made on preparatory activities, had strengthened the government's determination to deliver the expressway within the target period.

He said the administration had moved quickly through the preliminary stages because of the strategic importance of the Accra-Kumasi corridor.

Once completed, the expressway is expected to significantly reduce travel time between Accra and Kumasi from about five or six hours to approximately two hours.

The project is also expected to reduce the road distance between the two cities and improve the movement of passengers and goods along one of Ghana's busiest transportation routes.

Military engineers to support construction

President Mahama has directed the Ministry of Roads and Highways to involve the Ghana Armed Forces Engineers as a major subcontractor in the project.

The directive builds on the military's involvement in clearing the right-of-way ahead of construction.

Mr Suhuyini said the government was therefore proceeding with the project on the basis that the preparatory, construction and related stages could be completed within the announced schedule.

“We have confidence that this can be done,” he said.