Isaac Adjei Mensah, the Chairperson of the Roads and Transport Committee and Member of Parliament for Wassa East, has revealed that the electronic road toll system will take effect by the fourth quarter of 2026.
Speaking during a Parliamentary Press Corps in Accra on Thursday, March 26, 2026, the Chairperson of the Roads and Transport Committee made this known.
Isaac Adjei Mensah detailed that all feasibility studies and preparatory processes would soon be finalised.
According to Isaac Adjei Mensah, the NPP Minority had no moral justification to criticise the pace of the policy rollout, as they were responsible for abolishing the road toll, which generated about GH¢60 million monthly for the state.
The Chairperson of the Roads and Transport Committee argued that the removal of the tolls led to significant revenue losses, which render the Minority’s criticisms unjustified.
The announcement follows the Minority Caucus in Parliament, which has expressed concerns about the government’s failure to follow through on the implementation of the new road toll policy after fifteen months in office.
They argue that the delay in rolling out the proposed modernised tolling system has hindered a crucial revenue stream that could have been used to fund road development in the country.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, March 24, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Roads and Transportation Committee, stated, “The current government strongly criticised the previous administration for suspending the road toll collection and promised Ghanaians that road tolls would be reintroduced under a new framework.
“Fifteen months into the current administration, this promise remains unfulfilled. There has been no visible commencement of the process to reintroduce road tolls, despite earlier commitments made to Ghanaians”.
This continued delay raises questions regarding the government’s policy consistency and revenue mobilisation strategy for road maintenance,” he said.
In related news, Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Minister for Roads and Highways, has announced that every road project under President John Mahama’s Big Push initiative will be tolled.
The Road Minister revealed that the tolls will be used to raise money for road maintenance.
Kwame Governs Agbodza is quoted by GHOne TV news card to have said, “ Every road under the Big Push initiative will be tolled to raise money for its maintenance”.
Also, the Roads minister in an interview on JoyNews’ Super Morning Show revealed that the government’s proposed Accra–Kumasi expressway project will take off mid-year after feasibility and costing.
The Roads Minister detailed that the government is taking a guarded approach to avoid cost overruns and design errors.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Super Morning Show, the Road Minister explained, “We want to take time to make sure that when we come out and say we need X amount of money to build the about 200km from Accra to Kumasi, we don’t come back and tell you that we want to double that money simply because we made a mistake,” Mr Agbodza said.
“We are expecting the final draft somewhere in May, June, but we are giving ourselves July or August, just in case there’s something they missed or something we need to add,” he explained.