The Ashaiman-Afienya-Atimpoku road project is to be considered for transfer to Ghana’s Big Push programme, allowing the government to fund the remaining construction with its own resources.
Minister for Roads and Highways Kwame Governs Agbodza announced the plan during an inspection of the project on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
The project is being delivered by German firm INZAG GmbH under an existing loan arrangement. Mr Agbodza said he would recommend that the government change the project’s funding source while keeping the current contract and planned works intact.
“We are going to provide our own resources for you to continue the work. I am going to make a recommendation to Government to migrate the project unto Big Push,” he said.
“The actual work does not change; it is just the source of fund that will be fully fledged Big Push. We can actually fund this by ourselves. Currently, where the project is, we can fund it by ourselves,” he added.
The minister stressed that the proposal did not involve ending or renegotiating the agreement with INZAG GmbH. Instead, construction would continue under the existing contract, with the government taking responsibility for financing the work through the Big Push programme.
“We are not going to continue with the loan, we are not talking about the contract. We are going to continue with the contract but switch the funding to the Big Push project,” he said.
Mr Agbodza said the planned change was part of a wider government policy to move selected road schemes away from loan financing and support their completion with domestic resources.
The Tema-Aflao road project, being executed by BHM, and the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Atimpoku road project are also being considered for the same funding arrangement.
“Not only this, we are doing the same for BHM on Tema-Aflao road, we are doing the same for Bolga, Bawku to Amakom. So, it is not one contract issue but a general policy so we can complete the work,” he noted.
He said the policy was designed to help ensure that ongoing road projects were completed on time.
The €256 million Ashaiman Roundabout to Akosombo/Atimpoku Junction Road Project covers 64 kilometres, or 64 to 64.4 kilometres, according to the project overview.
Its scope includes a flyover at Ashaiman and an interchange at Asutuare. The scheme also provides for a two-lane dual carriageway and two-lane service roads between Ashaiman and Kpong, followed by a two-lane single carriageway from Kpong to Atimpoku.
Three river bridges and 11 pedestrian footbridges are also included, alongside walkways, streetlights and drainage systems.
