The government’s “Big Push” infrastructure development program nationwide includes GHS 13.8 billion for road building and rehabilitation, which Parliament authorized on Wednesday, July 30.
This comes after the 2025 Budget Statement’s Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review adopted the joint Budget and Finance Committee’s report on the request for the Multi-Year Commitments for the chosen road projects under the “Big Push” plan.
The program is a component of the government’s plan to encourage the construction of extensive road infrastructure across the country in order to spur economic growth and provide long-term employment.
The report was given to the plenary by Mr. Isaac Adongo, the chairman of the Parliament’s finance committee.
For the chosen road projects, he said, the Ministry of Roads and Highways had conducted feasibility assessments, created engineering interventions, and estimated costs.
After the report is approved, the government can sign multi-year contracts to carry out the road infrastructure projects that are part of the “Big Push” initiative.
The dualization of Ofanko and Nsawam, Kasoa and Winneba, Winneba and Cape Coast, Cape Coast and Takoradi, the Wa-Han Road restoration, and the Tumu-Hamile Road upgrading are a few of the road projects planned for construction.
Wenchi-Sawla, Techiman-Nkonsia, Takoradi-Agona Junction dualization, Sunyani Outer Ring Road, Kumasi Outer Ring Road, Han-Lawra, Navrongo-Tumu, and Adenta-Dodowa dualization were additional road projects.
The Ministry of Finance is required by Section 3(4) of the Public Financial Management Act to report to Parliament on the status of project execution.
According to the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), Section 33(4), the Committee will report to Parliament on how the multi-year expenditure commitments are performing for every fiscal year.
Source: newsthemegh.com