Government begins 87 road projects under Big Push Programme
The Ghanaian government has launched 87 transport infrastructure projects under the 'Big Push Infrastructure Programme' to improve roads and bridges across 16 regions. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato-Forson stated that several projects are already nearing completion to boost connectivity and economic access.
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Large-scale infrastructure investment is critical for economic development and market access in emerging economies like Ghana.
Accra, July 23, GNA – The Government has commenced 87 transport infrastructure projects across the country’s 16 regions under the Big Push Infrastructure Programme, the Minister of Finance has announced.
The projects comprise 74 trunk roads and bridges, 10 urban roads and three feeder roads, with work at varying stages of completion.
Dr Cassiel Ato-Forson, Minister of Finance, disclosed this when he presented the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review in Parliament on Thursday.
“Government’s Big Push Infrastructure Programme is driving the largest coordinated investment in strategic transport infrastructure in recent years, with projects underway in all sixteen regions of the country,” he said.
Dr Ato-Forson said by the end of June 2026, 13 projects had reached at least 50 per cent completion, including six that had exceeded 75 per cent completion, while 15 others had progressed beyond 25 per cent completion.
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