The Big Push Infrastructure Programme is gathering pace, with Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announcing that construction has commenced on 87 road and bridge projects spread across Ghana's 16 regions.
Delivering the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, the Finance Minister described the initiative as one of the country's most ambitious transport infrastructure programmes in recent years, aimed at improving connectivity and unlocking economic growth.
Projects Spread Across the Country
Dr. Forson said the programme covers a broad mix of transport projects designed to strengthen the movement of people and goods while addressing long-standing infrastructure deficits.
"Mr. Speaker, Government's Big Push Infrastructure Programme is driving the largest coordinated investment in strategic transport infrastructure in recent years, with projects underway in all sixteen regions of the country," he told Parliament.
He disclosed that work has started on 87 projects, comprising 74 trunk roads and bridges, 10 urban roads and three feeder roads.
Key Road Corridors Under Construction
The Minister highlighted several strategic road corridors where construction is already progressing. These include the Kasoa-Winneba, Takoradi-Agona Junction, Ofankor-Nsawam, Adentan-Dodowa, Tema-Aflao, Tepa-Goaso, Penyi-Aflao, Wenchi-Sawla, Atimpoku-Ho-Aflao, Tumu-Han Lawra, Tumu-Navrongo and the Winneba-Cape Coast-Takoradi roads.
According to Dr. Forson, these projects form part of a broader effort to modernise Ghana's transport network and improve access between communities, commercial centres and border corridors.
The government believes the expanded road infrastructure will reduce travel times, strengthen regional trade and create a more efficient environment for businesses and investors.
The Big Push Infrastructure Programme remains a key pillar of the administration's development agenda, with the latest budget update signalling that implementation has moved beyond planning into large-scale execution across the country.
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