Ghana's Parliament approves GH₵ 2.8 billion for road maintenance 

The Ghanaian Parliament has approved a GH₵ 2.8 billion budget for road maintenance this year to improve the transportation of goods and services.

In 2024, 43 percent of the country’s total road network was maintained through reshaping, gravelling, and pothole patching.

Chairman of Parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee, Mr Isaac Adjei Mensah spoke to the media at Parliament House in Accra, explaining that road maintenance is a key part of the government’s reset agenda.

He highlighted that the government inherited a road sector debt of GH₵ 105 billion, along with a GH₵ 109 billion commitment to road contractors.

These arrears relate to both ongoing and stalled road projects, as well as signed contracts.

Mr Adjei Mensah added that efforts are underway to reintroduce road tolls using innovative technology to help boost the government's revenue mobilization efforts.

As the Member of Parliament for Wassa East in the Western Region, he expressed confidence that the government's US$10 billion strategic infrastructure plan, known as the “Big Push,” would significantly improve the nation's roads.

In other news, Parliament passed the Appropriation Bill on the early morning of Saturday, March 29, granting authorization for Ghana’s Finance Minister to allocate public funds for various programs and projects outlined in the budget.

This means the government can now access funds from the Consolidated Fund and other related sources.