The Roads minister, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has disclosed that government has re-enacted the Road Fund to provide sustainable financing for the maintenance of road infrastructure across the country.
According to the Roads Minister, the planned Accra-Kumasi Expressway will also attract toll charges.
He added that motorists will not be compelled to use the expressway if they do not want to pay the toll.
Speaking at the 2026 Transport Sector Review in Ho, Agbodza stated, “We are taking steps to modernise revenue mobilisation through technology following Parliament’s approval of a 20-year public-private partnership concession in July 2026.
“The government is introducing a multi-lane and free-flow electronic tolling system, and this system will be implemented on every public road that has been improved.
“Every interchange in our country will attract the attention of road tolling, especially the Accra-Kumasi Expressway comes with its own tolling system. Contractors have started returning to the existing Accra to Kumasi bypasses, and in a few weeks all of them will be back on site.”
In related news, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has assured the World Bank that the John Mahama government’s Big Push Road project will not become a costly liability.
Kwame Governs Agbodza, in a post in direct response to a World Bank warning that the country’s US$10bn Big Push road infrastructure program risks creating major future liabilities without stronger maintenance reforms.
He outlined measures the government intends to implement to ensure roads and bridges constructed under the Big Push infrastructure programme do not become a future financial burden on the state.
The Road Minister disclosed plans to fully activate the Road Maintenance Trust Fund created by Act 1147 in 2025, improve allocation of Road User Charges with greater transparency, and reintroduce electronic road and bridge tolling to expand revenue.
He also disclosed that completed Big Push projects will use performance-based maintenance contracts backed by dedicated Road Fund resources, which will aim to replace the existing “build-deteriorate-rehabilitate” pattern with sustainable “build-maintain-preserve” practices.
The Roads Minister, in a post on X, wrote, “The Ministry’s strategy to prevent future maintenance liability is to strengthen sustainable and equitable road maintenance financing through the full operationalisation of the Road Maintenance Trust Fund established under Act, 2025 (Act 1147).
Working with the Ministry of Finance, it will improve the flow and equitable allocation of Road User Charges, enhance transparency and accountability, and reintroduce electronic road and bridge tolling to broaden the Road Fund’s revenue base.
In addition, all completed Big Push road and bridge projects will be placed under performance-based maintenance programmes, with dedicated funding from the Road Fund. These measures will shift the country from a “build–deteriorate–rehabilitate” cycle to a “build–maintain–preserve” approach.
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Also, the Road Minister also responded to the World Bank revelation that only 27 per cent og Ghana’s 94,200km road network is paved.
He admitted that the Mahama government recognises that a significant portion of Ghana’s road network remains unpaved and in poor condition.
According to him, the Mahama government plans to address this deficit with the US$10 billion Big Push Programme to rehabilitate and upgrade key road corridors.
In another post he wrote, “Government recognises that a significant portion of Ghana’s road network remains unpaved and in poor condition, largely due to inadequate funding for maintenance and rehabilitation over the years.
To address this deficit, H.E. President John Dramani Mahama has committed a substantial share of the US$10 billion Big Push Programme to rehabilitating and upgrading key road corridors, particularly those connecting major economic and trade centres.
This investment will improve connectivity, reduce travel times and transport costs, and support sustainable economic development. @WorldBankGroup”.
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