Govt to migrate Bolgatanga–Bawku, Tema–Aflao road projects onto Big Push — Agbodza

The government has decided to transfer the 64.4-kilometre Ashaiman Roundabout–Atimpoku Junction road project onto the Big Push programme to address funding challenges and ensure the completion of the project.

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, said the move would affect only the financing arrangement, with the existing scope and terms of work remaining unchanged.

Speaking during a road inspection tour, Mr Agbodza disclosed that the government was pursuing a similar funding arrangement for the Tema–Aflao road project, being executed by BHM Construction, and the Bolgatanga–Bawku–Pulmakom road project.

He explained that the decision was intended to guarantee adequate and consistent funding to prevent further delays and facilitate the timely completion of the projects.

According to the Minister, the prolonged delays affecting the Ashaiman–Atimpoku road and other projects financed through loans were partly due to the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme on government-backed financing arrangements.

He said transferring the projects to the Big Push funding framework would help overcome the financial constraints and allow construction activities to progress.

“I am going to make a recommendation to government to migrate the project onto the Big Push. The scope will not change, and the terms of the actual work will remain the same. It is only the source of funding that will change,” he said.