By Ashiadey Dotse
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has revealed that the planned Accra–Kumasi Expressway will include key support facilities such as filling stations, electric vehicle charging points, and fire stations to ensure safety and convenience for road users.
Speaking in an interview on GTV’s Breakfast Show on Monday, January 26, 2026, Mr. Agbodza said the expressway is being designed as a modern highway with carefully planned access and essential services along the corridor. He stressed that access to the road will not be uncontrolled.
“It will not be a free-for-all along the corridor. There will be provision for all the things that you need, including filling stations, vehicle charging points, and fire stations,” the minister said.
Mr. Agbodza explained that the new expressway from Accra to Kumasi will be shorter than the existing route. While the current journey is about 250 kilometres and can take up to six hours, the new expressway is expected to be less than 200 kilometres and cut travel time to about two and a half hours.
He said the project follows ECOWAS transport rules, which require expressways to operate on a user-pay basis while providing alternative routes for motorists who may not want to pay tolls.
According to the minister, the government is not abandoning existing roads. He noted that the current Accra–Kumasi road and other major routes, including the Beach Road from Independence Square through Teshie to Tema, will continue to receive investment.
The Roads Minister also clarified that the expressway will not pass directly through communities. Instead, it will be built on a new, undeveloped route, known as a greenfield alignment, with planned access points linking nearby communities.
“We will give access that connects communities to the main road, but we are not driving the expressway through towns and settlements,” he said.
Mr. Agbodza disclosed that the expressway will be about 200 kilometres long, feature six lanes, and include around eight interchanges and three river crossings. The project will be developed under a 50-year concession arrangement, with funding coming from government investments under the Big Push initiative.
He added that feasibility studies and design work are currently ongoing, and construction is expected to begin later this year after the preparatory work is completed.
