President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed concerns that the ongoing Ofankor–Nsawam Road project will be abandoned following plans to construct a new Accra–Kumasi expressway.
Speaking during a tour of the project site on Wednesday, December 3, the President clarified that the existing highway remains a critical national route and will continue to receive full government investment.
He said fears that work would stop once the expressway begins are unfounded.
“This alignment of the road is the road that links Accra to Kumasi. This is the old alignment. Some people have expressed concern that with the announcement of the new Accra–Kumasi expressway, this road is going to be abandoned. This road is not going to be abandoned,” he stated.
According to him, construction is progressing on several sections of the current Accra–Kumasi corridor, including stretches from the Eastern Region through Apedwa towards Anyinam, with plans to extend work into the Ashanti Region.
“This road will still be very important, but it will also exist alongside the Accra–Kumasi expressway so that for those who want to go very fast, the trucks and others can use that stretch. Of course, they will pay a toll,” he explained.
President Mahama stressed that the government aims to maintain the existing highway while developing the new expressway to ease travel, reduce congestion, and improve long-distance transport efficiency.
“We have not abandoned this alignment. This alignment is still going to be available for users, but we are going to invest in a new expressway that will take people to Kumasi faster than this old one has done,” he assured.
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