• Project part of $10B “Big Push” infrastructure plan backed by AfDB
• Highway key to trade, links major port and Côte d’Ivoire corridor
  

Ghanaian President John Mahama on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, launched work to upgrade the 73.6-kilometer Takoradi-Cape Coast highway into a dual carriageway. The project aims to ease congestion on one of the country’s busiest commercial routes.

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Takoradi for a one day working visit, during which he will cut the sod for the start of work on the dualisation of the Takoradi-Cape Coast section of the N1 Highway. #MahamaThePresident#ResettingGhana#BigPushProjects pic.twitter.com/zuvPrcOF9P

— Ghana Presidency (@GhanaPresidency) October 21, 2025

The section is among 32 major road projects listed in the government’s 2025 mid-year budget review. It is part of the government’s “Big Push” development plan, which seeks to mobilize nearly $10 billion in investment, backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), to strengthen national infrastructure.

The road component of the plan involves major investment in the construction and rehabilitation of primary, regional, and rural roads, along with the development of key cross-border corridors. The program also prioritizes better connectivity for remote areas.

According to the government, over 90% of passenger and freight traffic in Ghana currently moves by road. This dependence causes severe congestion and rapid deterioration of existing routes.

The Takoradi-Cape Coast highway is a vital corridor linking the Port of Takoradi, the country’s second-largest, and serving as a major route for cross-border trade with Côte d’Ivoire. This strategic logistics role explains its consistently heavy traffic.

Henoc Dossa