The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has assured Ghanaians that the government is fully committed to completing the 198-kilometre Accra–Kumasi Expressway within the next three years, despite public scepticism over the ambitious timeline.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday, November 14, 2025, Dr Forson emphasised that the expressway remains a top priority under President John Dramani Mahama’s Big Push Infrastructure Programme, designed to ease travel, improve road safety, and boost economic activity between Ghana’s two largest cities.

He explained that the expressway will operate on a user-pay model, with toll fees varying depending on the type of road commuters choose.

“Motorists who opt for the expressway will pay a slightly higher fee to enjoy a faster and more efficient route, while those who use the newly improved trunk road will either pay no fee or, at most, a regular toll,” Dr Forson stated.

“With the express road, you will pay something higher than a toll, but with a trunk road, you will not pay, or at worst, you pay only a toll fee. We are working on the financing for the Accra–Kumasi Expressway. The engineer’s estimate is already out, but because they are yet to tender it, I cannot release the financing details yet.

“We have budgeted GHC30 billion for the Big Push. President Mahama will finish this project before he leaves office.”

When pressed on the feasibility of completing the expressway within three years, Ato Forson insisted, “Yes, we will get it done.”

The expressway, a flagship project under the Big Push Infrastructure Programme, will feature eight major interchanges at Accra, Adeiso, Asamankese, Akim Oda, Ofoase, Lake Bosomtwe, and Kumasi. The project is expected to significantly streamline traffic flow, reduce travel time, and enhance regional connectivity.