The Ministry of Finance has announced a groundbreaking initiative to improve road infrastructure nationwide, with 166 constituencies set to benefit from a 5,000km road upgrade over the span of three years.
This plan was unveiled by the Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, during his delivery of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 24. The minister said that the government has “identified 166 constituencies in dire need of road infrastructure.”
“In response, we have programmed to rehabilitate 10km of roads annually in each of these constituencies. This translates to about 5,000km of roads to be reconstructed in these 166 constituencies in dire need of road infrastructure over the next 3 years,” the minister said.
The 2025 Budget also announced the commencement of the Big Push Programme, a flagship initiative of President John Mahama for infrastructure development. Over the next two years, the President has dedicated all Big Push budgetary allocations to improving road infrastructure.
Parliament approved that all oil revenues and mineral royalties collected to the Budget be dedicated to the Big Push, resulting in a GH¢13.8 billion allocation for road infrastructure.
This road initiative will be undertaken in constituencies in the Oti, Central, Northern, Western, Volta, Ashanti, and other regions across the country.
For Ghanaians, this move means more than just better transportation; it means improved businesses and overall well-being. Farmers in rural areas will be able to transport their goods to urban centres with greater ease. Other businesses that rely on transportation to get their services across to clients but struggle with unreliable road conditions will now have it easier, in turn, boosting the economy.
In some of the rural areas, especially in the north, where residents have to travel miles to access amenities like proper healthcare, as some do not have health facilities in other towns, this initiative, if successful, will give these rural dwellers easy access to these amenities.
