The Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has revealed that government is prioritising the construction of first-class roads to link major cities and regions across the country.
He said the ministry is focused on developing critical road networks such as the Eastern, Western, and Upper corridor roads to enhance connectivity, promote economic activities, and ease transportation challenges.
Mr. Suhuyini, who is also the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, noted that several road projects under the “Big Push” initiative are being designed to benefit a wide range of communities and regions.
“It is so sad that in this country, we do not have any road that is a first-class road linking two major cities. Just think about it—there’s no first-class road linking Accra to Cape Coast, or Kumasi, or Kumasi to Tamale. The hope is that with the Upper Corridor, for example, we can link Wa to Bolga,” he said on Accra-based Joy FM on Thursday, July 10.
The deputy minister added that plans are underway for a new alignment between Accra and Kumasi to ensure a direct first-class road connection, possibly under a public-private partnership arrangement.
He also pointed out that priority roads under the initiative include the Eastern Corridor, which suffered delays after contractors abandoned the project during the previous administration.
“Myself, my minister, and the technical directors have been on that road, and from the Pasa section all the way to the north, it is in such a deplorable situation. So it is one of the roads captured under the Big Push project, and it will be funded,” Mr. Suhuyini stated.
