Kejetia phase 2 to begin in October after years of abandonment
Construction works on the second phase of the Kumasi Central Market Redevelopment project is expected to resume in October 2026.
The second phase of Kumasi Central Market redevelopment is set to begin in October 2026 after being abandoned for years, according to Kumasi Mayor Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement meeting, Boadi announced that government has secured funding and negotiated with contractors and consultants to resume construction works on the project.
The mayor expressed confidence in the October commencement, stating that the assembly has collected 89 million cedis from Phase One since the market's commissioning in 2018. The second phase, a planned redevelopment of the market, includes over 3,760 countershops, a transport terminal for 600 vehicles, and 6,000 lockable shops. The original 248-million-euro contract for the 248 million-euro project was signed in December 2018, with the goal of completing the three-phase project through generating revenue from each phase.
Avangarde Design Services consultant Tony Yeboah reported that the project is currently 68 percent complete, with 84 percent of procurement made and 99 percent of engineering works finished. However, only 49 percent of construction work has been completed, with 171 million euros paid out of the total budget. Boadi assured traders that the government remains committed to completing phases two and three of the market project, refuting rumors about the commencement of stall distribution.
Traders and people of Kumasi eagerly await the early completion of the market project to alleviate congestion at the city's main trading center.
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