The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has disclosed that it has cleared over half of the route for the planned Accra–Kumasi Expressway, a key step in the project’s early works.
A progress report on the scheme shows that as of June 25, 2026, 89.5 kilometres, or 50.9% of the expressway alignment, has been cleared.
Col Alex Twumasi, who is coordinating and managing the project, noted that the full clearing operation is set to wrap up in 20 weeks, with over 50% already done in just nine weeks.
“The GAF Engineers have been tasked with executing one of the most important phases of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway project, and that is clearing and stripping the right of way covering a distance of 175.6km and a width of 120 meters.
“This phase is scheduled to be completed in 20 weeks, and it is intended to create the conditions for the commencement of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway,” he said.
The new data shows the job is moving faster than planned, with officials confident the rest of the stretch will be finished within the set deadline.
The other 86.1 kilometres are expected to be cleared in the next 13 weeks, clearing the path for the next stages of the major highway project.
The Accra–Kumasi Expressway is a bold government initiative aimed at cutting travel time between Ghana’s two biggest cities, reducing traffic on the current road, and boosting the flow of people and cargo.
The corridor-clearing task is a vital groundwork phase, opening up the needed right of way before full construction begins.
