{
  "id": 7340039,
  "title": "$2bn secured for Accra-Kumasi Expressway construction – Mahama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/2bn-secured-for-accra-kumasi-expressway-construction-mahama",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T14:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/2bn-secured-for-accra-kumasi-expressway-construction-mahama/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Accra-Kumasi Expressway project secures $2 billion funding, President Mahama announces. The funds, collected from taxpayers, are deposited in a special Bank of Ghana account to ensure timely payments to the contractor. During a ceremony on September 14, Mahama highlighted that the financing would not impede the progress of the project and pledged to honor all payment certificates given by the contractor. He directed the Minister for Roads and Highways to involve the Ghana Armed Forces Engineers Regiment as a major subcontractor, stressing that their contribution would expedite the project's completion. The Ghana Armed Forces had already cleared 175.6 kilometers of the expressway's right-of-way in 19 weeks, surpassing the initial 20-week target by one week. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson assured that the full amount required for the project's construction would be available by December 31, 2026, without resorting to external borrowing, and the necessary resources would be sourced domestically.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has announced that $2 billion has been secured to finance the construction of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, assuring that funding will not hinder the progress of the project. According to the President, the funds, sourced from taxpayers’ money, have been lodged in a special account at the Bank of Ghana to facilitate […]",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mahama to receive cleared Accra-Kumasi Expressway right-of-way today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mahama-to-receive-cleared-accra-kumasi-expressway-right-of-way-today",
        "published": "2026-09-14T05:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Joyce Bawah hails Accra-Kumasi Expressway as transformative for national connectivity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/joyce-bawah-hails-accra-kumasi-expressway-as-transformative-for",
        "published": "2026-09-14T07:27:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Mahama to receive 175.6km cleared right-of-way for Accra-Kumasi expressway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mahama-to-receive-175-6km-cleared-right-of-way-for-accra-kumasi",
        "published": "2026-09-14T10:23:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Agbodza, Ato Forson announce full funding for Accra-Kumasi Expressway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/agbodza-ato-forson-announce-full-funding-for-accra-kumasi-expressway",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:34:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}