Minority Cites Imbalance In Road Projects Given Attention In 2025 Mid-Year Budget

The Minority caucus in Parliament has faulted the government for skewing attention to certain regions in its plan in the 2025 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review under the “Big Push” Programme.

In a statement, it said the neglect affects more populous and urbanised regions such as Greater Accra and Ashanti.

These regions, it said, account for over 35% of Ghana’s population and serve as the economic heartbeat of the nation.

“These two regions host a majority of Ghana’s urban population and carry the bulk of vehicular traffic and economic activity — yet are noticeably absent from the core focus of this so-called ‘push’.”

It argued that the list is silent on the Accra-Kumasi road rehabilitation, especially the damaged sections causing severe traffic congestion, adding that it’s the country’s most important and heavily used trunk corridor.

The Minority also mentioned neglect of the promised new six-lane Accra Kumasi expressway, as well as the Osino, Nsawam, Enyeresi, and Konongo bypass projects.

“Over one-third of Ghanaians conduct business directly on the roads of Accra and Kumasi. To neglect these areas in national planning is to undermine economic efficiency and social mobility.”

“Also absent are critical dualization bypass projects at Osino, Nsawam, Enyeresi, and Konongo, which are at various stages of implementation. These are designed to reduce travel time drastically and decongest key choke points on the Accra-Kumasi corridor. Other critical road projects such as Atebubu-Kwame Danso Road and Kobe’s Anwia Nkwanta in Kumasi, which had commenced, have been left out.”

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/