Ntotroso-Tano bridge to reopen after eight years as government targets September completion

The Ntotroso-Tano bridge, a vital link over the River Tano in Ghana's Ahafo Region, is scheduled to reopen by September 2026, marking the end of an eight-year hiatus. The bridge is part of extensive rehabilitation works on the Sunyani–Atronie and Sunyani–Atronie Junction–Acherensua road corridors, currently underway by Alexiboam Company Limited. As of the latest update, the project has progressed 33.38 percent physically.

Roads and Highways Minister, Governs Kwame Agbodza, disclosed this completion timeline during an inspection of road projects in the Bono Region. He emphasized the government's commitment to reviving abandoned bridge projects nationwide, identifying around 50 critical bridges for completion. Agbodza pointed out that some of these projects remained unusable due to unfinished roads leading to the bridges.

Critiquing the practice of constructing or importing bridge components without simultaneously completing the associated approach roads, Agbodza asserted that the Ministry now adopts a coordinated approach to ensure bridges and their connecting roads are delivered together and opened to traffic. "The difficult work has been done already. I don’t expect them to be here in September. At the end of the year, this section should be done," he stated confidently.

The Minister highlighted that completing the Ntotroso bridge and similar projects would alleviate transportation challenges and enhance connectivity for communities along the affected routes.