{"id":497050,"date":"2026-03-01T07:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/497050\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T07:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:06:13","slug":"government-to-complete-23-unfinished-road-projects-worth-gh%c2%a215-billion-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/497050\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to complete 23 unfinished road projects worth GH\u00a215 billion \u2013 Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"article-123\">President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Dramani Mahama<\/a> revealed on February 27, 2026, during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) that his administration is finalising 23 major road projects left incomplete by the previous government.<\/p>\n<p>These projects, which were awarded but not paid for, are estimated to cost approximately GH\u00a215 billion.<\/p>\n<p>President Mahama emphasised that completing these infrastructure projects is a cornerstone of the government\u2019s \u201cBig Push\u201d initiative, aimed at boosting economic activity, creating jobs, and improving connectivity across the country.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that many of the roads have remained unfinished for years, causing hardship for commuters and limiting trade opportunities in affected regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis administration is committed to ensuring that the Ghanaian people benefit from every Cedi invested in infrastructure,\u201d President Mahama said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not just constructing roads; we are building a foundation for economic growth, regional integration, and national development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The government plans to fast-track these projects, with a focus on quality, timely completion, and transparency in the use of public funds.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President John Dramani Mahama revealed on February 27, 2026, during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,101],"class_list":["post-497050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}