News:
April 24, 2026
The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya West, Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui has used President John Dramani Mahama’s inspection visit on Thursday, 23 April 2026, to the 30-kilometre Kasoa –Winneba dual carriageway project to highlight urgent challenges plaguing the Awutu Breku community.
Chief among these were unresolved compensation claims for demolished properties and worsening dust-related health complications.
The dualisation project, a flagship infrastructure initiative under the government’s Big Push programme, aims to expand the heavily congested Accra–Cape Coast corridor into a modern dual carriageway, easing travel between Ghana’s capital and the Central Region.
The government has committed more than GH¢12 billion to sustain inherited road projects, with contractors working simultaneously across multiple sections including Awutu Bereku, Apam Junction, and Otaw.
President Mahama, accompanied by Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza, expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of the work, projecting that the entire Kasoa to Winneba stretch could be open to traffic by the end of 2026 or the first quarter of 2027 at the latest.
While the upgrading represents a major development for the region, local communities have paid a heavy price. Speaking directly to the President during the inspection, Ms Tetteh-Agbotui described the situation as unacceptable. She pointed to the destruction of business structures in Awutu Breku, where piles of debris still line the roadside, as a source of deep frustration among her constituents. “For months, our business owners have been told compensation is coming, but nothing has materialised,” she said. “In the meantime, they have lost their livelihoods and have nowhere to turn.”
The lack of compensation has been a long-standing grievance. As early as June 2024, the Awutu and Budumburam Traditional Councils raised concerns over the government’s delay in compensating residents whose homes had been demolished to make way for the dualisation project.
Health concerns have compounded the economic distress. The MP drew the President’s attention to the heavy dust clouds that have engulfed Awutu Breku, affecting traders, schoolchildren, and families in nearby homes.
The President also assured that the government had cleared all outstanding arrears owed to the contractor and that regular payments would continue to ensure the project proceeds without interruption. He called on the contractor to incorporate community social responsibility initiatives, including the provision of boreholes, schools and a polyclinic, to help compensate communities for the disruption.
Roads Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza reinforced the government’s position, revealing an ambitious target to complete the Kasoa–Winneba project by 31 December 2026, three months ahead of the original March 2027 deadline. He added that significant financial disbursements from the Big Push programme would ensure the contractor had the necessary resources to deliver on the accelerated timeline.
Ghanamps.com