The government is planning to migrate the source of funding for the Ashaiman-Afienya-Atimpoku road project, being executed by INZAG GmbH, onto the Big Push programme to secure funding for its continued construction.
Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, announced this during an inspection of the project on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, explaining that the move would allow the government to finance the remaining works with its own resources rather than continue relying on the existing loan arrangement.
He said he would recommend to the government that the project be transferred to the Big Push programme, stressing that the decision would affect only the source of funding and not the scope of work or the existing contract.
“We are going to provide our own resources for you to continue the work. I am going to make a recommendation to Government to migrate the project unto Big Push,” he said.
“The actual work does not change; it is just the source of fund that will be fully fledged Big Push. We can actually fund this by ourselves. Currently, where the project is, we can fund it by ourselves,” he added.
Agbodza clarified that the government was not seeking to terminate or renegotiate the contract with INZAG GmbH but intended to continue with the existing agreement while changing its funding source.
He said the decision formed part of a broader government policy to move selected road projects away from loan financing and fund their completion through the Big Push programme.
The minister cited the Tema-Aflao road project, being executed by BHM, and the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Atimpoku road project as other projects being considered under the same funding arrangement.
“We are not going to continue with the loan, we are not talking about the contract. We are going to continue with the contract but switch the funding to the Big Push project.
“Not only this, we are doing the same for BHM on Tema-Aflao road, we are doing the same for Bolga, Bawku to Amakom. So, it is not one contract issue but a general policy so we can complete the work,” he noted.
He said the policy was intended to ensure the timely completion of ongoing road projects.
The €256 million Ashaiman Roundabout to Akosombo/Atimpoku Junction Road Project is a 64-kilometre infrastructure project being constructed by the German firm, INZAG GmbH.
Project Overview & Scope
* Cost: EUR €256 million
* Length: 64 to 64.4 kilometres
Key Components: Construction of a flyover at Ashaiman, Construction of an interchange at Asutuare, Two-lane dual carriageway and two-lane service roads from Ashaiman to Kpong, Two-lane single carriageway from Kpong to Atimpoku, Three river bridges, 11 pedestrian footbridge, Walkways, streetlights, and drainage systems.
