Gov’t Commits GH¢13.8bn to Roads in Big Push Budget Realignment
Ghana’s government has earmarked all budgetary allocations under its flagship Big Push Programme for road infrastructure development over the next two years, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announced during the 2025 mid-year budget review presented to Parliament.
Parliament has already approved the use of all oil revenues and mineral royalties for the initiative, with GH¢13.8 billion set aside in the 2025 Budget.
The reallocation marks one of the largest single public infrastructure investments in recent years, aimed at tackling Ghana’s widespread road deficits, reducing transportation costs, and supporting economic activity across the regions.
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has completed nationwide assessments and prepared engineering designs and costings for priority projects. Commitment authorizations have been issued for major works, including the construction of a new bridge over the Oti River at Dambai, the Sunyani and Kumasi Outer Ring Roads, and the dualisation of the Winneba–Mankessim and Cape Coast–Takoradi highways.
Other works include extensive rehabilitation and upgrading of critical economic and feeder roads in the Upper West, Bono, Ashanti, Volta, Central, Eastern, and Western North regions, connecting major agricultural, mining, and commercial hubs.
Dr. Forson stressed that the Big Push reallocation would “improve logistics, ease transportation bottlenecks, and catalyse growth in key sectors of the economy.” Road infrastructure accounts for over 90% of passenger and freight transport in Ghana, yet more than 40% of the network remains in poor condition.
The programme is expected to boost employment in construction and related sectors, while enhancing market access for traders and producers across the country.
