The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has handed over the cleared right-of-way for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway project to President John Mahama, paving the way for construction works to begin.
The 48 Engineer Regiment cleared 175.6 kilometres of the corridor in 19 weeks, completing the task one week ahead of schedule.
At a handing-over ceremony, President Mahama commended the military for the timely completion of the assignment and announced that government has secured US$2 billion to finance the project.
The President also directed that the GAF Engineers Regiment be engaged as a major subcontractor for the project.
On his part, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Kwame Agbodza, said the military’s engineering expertise would complement the work of the main contractor and help ensure efficient delivery of a quality road project.
Project Scope
The project comprises a new controlled-access expressway corridor of approximately 198.7km between Ablekuma in Accra and Sawua in Kumasi.
Of this, 175.6km will be the newly constructed expressway mainline, while 23.1km will involve upgrading of existing connector roads at the Accra and Kumasi ends to integrate the new route with the existing network.
The mainline is a Class A facility with three-lane dual carriageways on a 36.0m wide formation and a design speed of 120 km/h. The connector roads are Class B at a design speed of 60 km/h – the Accra Connector Road is 17.9km and the Kumasi Connector Road is 5.2km.
The engineering scope includes:
– Eight (8) grade-separated interchanges to be constructed near Ablekuma New Town, Adeiso, Asamankese, Akim Oda, Ofoase, Asante Ofoase, Lake Bosomtwe and Sewua Junction on Lake Road;
– Nine (9) at-grade intersections;
– Eleven (11) vehicular overpasses;
– Fifty-five (55) mainline bridges;
– 280 reinforced concrete box culverts;
– 56 overpasses/underpasses;
– Four (4) service areas;
– Eight (8) toll locations;
– One (1) operations centre with two monitoring sub-centres;
– Three (3) maintenance depots;
– One (1) fire station; and
– Road safety systems, including civil and electromechanical works for an Intelligent Transport System (ITS).
