‘Big Push’ Projects: Value For Money Won’t Be Compromised -Mahama

President John Mahama has thrown his weight behind a stricter quality control regime for road construction projects being executed under the government’s ambitious ‘Big Push’ infrastructure programme, signalling that durability and value for money will be non-negotiable benchmarks going forward.

Speaking during his recent tour of Central Region, he singled out road compaction as a particularly critical process, noting that poor compaction has historically been a major contributor to the premature deterioration of road surfaces across the country.

By enforcing proper compaction standards, he argued, Ghana can significantly extend the lifespan of its road network and reduce the heavy financial burden that recurring maintenance places on the public purse.

On the question of financing, President Mahama moved to reassure contractors who have in the past raised concerns about delayed payments for completed works.

He gave an unequivocal commitment that the government would provide adequate and sustained funding for all projects under the programme, and that contractors whose works had been certified would receive prompt payment.

The assurance is widely seen as critical to maintaining contractor confidence and preventing the kind of funding bottlenecks that have historically stalled infrastructure projects mid-execution.

Beyond the headline infrastructure corridors, the President was keen to dispel any perception that the ‘Big Push’ programme is narrowly focused on major highways.

He stressed that regional and feeder roads occupy an equally important place in the programme’s design, reflecting a deliberate policy choice to extend the benefits of improved infrastructure to rural and peri-urban communities.

These roads, he noted, serve as vital arteries for farmers seeking to move produce to market, fishing communities dependent on access routes to landing sites, and traders whose livelihoods hinge on reliable connectivity.

In framing the programme this way, President Mahama positioned the ‘Big Push’ not merely as a construction initiative, but as a broader engine for inclusive economic growth, one intended to ensure that the gains from infrastructure investment are felt across all regions of the country, not concentrated in urban centres alone.

 

 

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