The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) has praised the scale and speed of the Government of Ghana’s investment in roads and bridges, describing the Big Push Infrastructure Programme as one of the country’s most significant coordinated transport initiatives in recent history.
Figures presented by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato-Forson during the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review show that construction has begun on 87 transport projects across all 16 regions of Ghana.
The programme includes 74 trunk roads and bridges, 10 urban roads and three feeder roads. Several of the projects have already made substantial progress.
By the end of June 2026, 13 projects had reached at least 50% completion, with six exceeding the 75% mark. A further 15 projects had passed the quarter-complete stage.
GhIE highlighted progress along the Tema–Aflao, Ofankor–Nsawam and Atimpoku–Ho–Aflao corridors. The Institution said those routes are important to trade, daily commuting and regional integration.
It also welcomed the continued construction of the Adawso–Ekye Amanfrom Bridge, a 3.6-kilometre permanent crossing which will become the longest bridge in Ghana when completed.
The bridge is designed to replace the existing ferry service across the Afram River. It will link the Kwahu Afram Plains to Ghana’s national road network and provide a dependable, all-weather connection for an area that has historically had limited transport access.
Construction of the Dambai Bridge, which connects Dambai and Dodoikope along the Eastern Corridor, is also progressing ahead of schedule. GhIE described both projects as major engineering developments that will improve links between communities previously cut off from the wider country.
The professional body said its long-standing position had been that Ghana should focus not only on the number of roads being built, but also on their durability, safety and engineering standards.
It therefore welcomed assurances from the Ministry of Roads and Highways that future projects would place greater emphasis on long-term performance and safety. The Ministry has also indicated that axle-load regulations will be enforced more strictly to prevent newly constructed roads from deteriorating prematurely because of overloaded vehicles.
Plans to introduce weigh-in-motion systems and related technology to identify and restrict overloaded vehicles were described by GhIE as an important part of protecting public investment in transport infrastructure.
The Institution also supported the Government’s stated intention to complete inherited projects rather than cancel them. It said maintaining continuity in national infrastructure policy was essential for long-term planning and for preserving Ghana’s credibility among local and international contractors and financiers.
In a related development, the President of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, Ing. Ludwig Annang Hesse, praised the Government’s intervention in the power sector.
Speaking to TV3, Ing. Hesse said: “I’m happy that in the 1,000 megawatts power generation plants, [government is] trying to cut down costs by buying the equipment directly from the manufacturers rather than from third parties, which reduces costs”.
Ing. Hesse also called for a stronger and more consistent approach to maintaining roads, saying routine maintenance would help extend their lifespan and improve their long-term value.
GhIE said it was ready to work with the Ministry of Roads and Highways, the Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Highway Authority as the Big Push Infrastructure Programme expands. It said design standards, project supervision and quality assurance would need to keep pace with the programme’s scale.
The Institution further urged authorities to maintain transparency in project reporting and to use independent technical audits as the programme moves towards its targets for the second half of 2026.
It said priority should be given to speeding up projects that are close to completion and resolving the implementation problems affecting others.
