The Minister of Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government is investing US$523 million to rehabilitate 1,050 kilometres of feeder roads across four major agricultural production corridors.
Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Review budget in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Dr Ato Forson said that upon completion, the Project is expected to: rehabilitate 1,050 kilometres of feeder roads; ensure 100 percent of rehabilitated roads are maintained under performance-based contracts; expand the national road asset management database to achieve 100 percent coverage.
It is also expected to create approximately 25,000 direct and indirect jobs, including at least 7,500 jobs for women; and reduce travel time by up to 40 percent on paved roads and 30 per cent on unpaved roads.
He said the first phase will involve the rehabilitation of the 1,050 kilometres of feeder roads to be undertaken across four agricultural clusters covering thirteen regions of the country: Cluster One will cover 300 kilometres of roads in the Upper West, Northern and Savannah Regions; Cluster Two will rehabilitate 300 kilometres of roads in the Oti, Volta and Eastern Regions.
Also, he said, Cluster three will rehabilitate 250 kilometres of roads in the Ashanti, Bono, Bono East and Eastern Regions; Cluster Four will cover 200 kilometres of roads in the Western North, Western, Central and Ahafo Regions.
“These investments will improve connectivity between farms and markets, reduce post-harvest losses, lower transport costs and support agricultural transformation in some of Ghana’s most productive farming areas,” the Minister said.
Story by Kofi Nartey
