President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Kwaso aboard a Ghana Air Force Airbus H175 on Sunday to formally receive the 175.6 kilometre Right-of-Way cleared by the Ghana Armed Forces Engineers, setting the stage for construction of the 198.7 kilometre Accra-Kumasi Expressway.
The ceremony drew a high-powered government delegation including Defence Minister Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene, underscoring the strategic weight attached to the corridor. Their presence at the forecourt in Kwaso signalled unanimity within government that the expressway transcends routine infrastructure and represents a national economic pivot.
Speaking at the handover, President Mahama described the clearance as a decisive engineering feat that unlocks one of the most congested and economically vital arteries in West Africa. He noted that the expressway will compress travel time between the capital and the Ashanti capital, curtail road fatalities and catalyse commercial activity across adjoining districts. According to http://Howedey.com correspondent at the grounds, the President charged the Armed Forces Engineers and the Ministry of Roads to maintain rigorous timelines without compromising geotechnical integrity.
Kwame Governs Agbodza affirmed that the Right-of-Way certification satisfies environmental and compensatory compliance, allowing contractors to mobilise immediately. Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson indicated that funding architecture for the project has been secured through a blend of public investment and strategic partnerships, designed to insulate delivery from fiscal volatility. Defence Minister Kenneth Gilbert Adjei lauded the military engineers for executing precision bush clearing, survey and demarcation under demanding terrain conditions.
The Accra-Kumasi corridor handles a disproportionate share of national freight, commuter traffic and agricultural haulage, yet chronic bottlenecks have inflated logistics costs and accident rates. The new dual-carriage expressway, once completed, is projected to reconfigure spatial connectivity, stimulate industrial clustering and anchor Ghana’s ambition to modernise its trunk road network in line with continental trade imperatives.
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Source: #Howedey.com
Author: Korkor Anumu
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