Mahama Rolls Out Massive ‘Big Push’ Agenda to Transform Ghana’s Transport Network
John Dramani Mahama announces 50 new road projects, Accra–Kumasi Expressway, airport expansion and rail revival under largest infrastructure drive in Ghana’s history.
President John Dramani Mahama has launched what he describes as the most ambitious infrastructure expansion in Ghana’s history, unveiling a GH¢50 billion “Big Push” programme that places the entire country on a massive construction trajectory.
Presenting the 2026 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on February 27, the President revealed that 50 major road projects covering 1,144 kilometres are currently underway across all 16 regions.
The sweeping initiative is designed to unlock economic corridors, create jobs, and significantly reduce the cost of doing business.
In addition, government is completing 23 inherited road contracts spanning 573 kilometres at a cost of GH¢15 billion — pushing the total rehabilitation footprint to nearly 2,000 kilometres nationwide. So far, 73 projects are showing visible progress, with more expected to accelerate before the end of the year.
At the centre of the transformation is the proposed 198.7-kilometre, six-lane Accra–Kumasi Expressway — Ghana’s first purpose-built limited-access motorway — expected to cut travel time between the two cities to approximately two and a half hours. The project will feature eight interchanges and modern safety systems.
To execute the flagship project, government has established the Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited under the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund to oversee its design, financing, construction, and maintenance under a concession arrangement of up to 50 years.
Beyond roads, the infrastructure surge extends to bridges, aviation, rail, and ports. Key projects include the completion of the Eastern Corridor Road by 2027, expansion of the Accra–Tema Motorway, the Kumasi Inner Ring Road, as well as major bridge works over the Oti and Afram rivers.
Government has also secured approval to reintroduce road tolls using advanced digital systems to plug revenue leakages, with operations expected to resume this year.
In public transport, 300 buses have been procured for Intercity STC Coaches Limited, Metro Mass Transit Limited, and private operators, with the first batch of 100 arriving before the end of the first quarter.
The aviation sector is also seeing expansion. Passenger traffic handled by Ghana Airports Company Limited rose to 3.625 million in 2025. To ease congestion, Terminal 2 at Accra International Airport will be remodelled into a dual domestic and international facility, complemented by a new concourse, multi-storey car park, hotel, and retail amenities, alongside runway expansion works.
New regional airports are planned for Sunyani, Bolgatanga, and Wa, while rail modernisation continues with the operationalisation of the Tema–Pakadan line and upgrades along the western and eastern corridors.
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At the ports, 24-hour operations have commenced at Tema to improve trade efficiency, while feasibility studies for the proposed Keta Port have been reviewed by Cabinet.
Declaring infrastructure as the backbone of Ghana’s economic transformation, President Mahama signalled that the scale of works will be unprecedented.
“The whole of Ghana is going to become a construction site,” he proclaimed — a statement that underscores the administration’s determination to reshape the country’s transport and logistics architecture.
