{
  "id": 7349357,
  "title": "Accra-Kumasi Expressway to be operated as business to recover taxpayers’ investment – CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/accra-kumasi-expressway-to-be-operated-as-business-to-recover",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-14T15:32:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/accra-kumasi-expressway-to-be-operated-as-business-to-recover-taxpayers-investment-ceo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Accra-Kumasi Expressway will operate as a commercial asset to allow the government to recover taxpayers' investment, according to the Chief Executive Officer of Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited, Francis Ahlidza. The expressway, which will be overseen by the special-purpose company, aims to provide the appropriate legal and commercial structure for the project, ensuring full recovery of investment within the concession period. Government established the limited liability company to develop, design, construct, and maintain the expressway, treating it as a separate business entity from national roads. The Ghana Armed Forces has completed the clearance and definition of the right of way, and the procurement process for construction firms with the necessary technical capacity has begun. Work is expected to commence in January 2027, with the government aiming to break ground before Christmas. Additional facilities to support normal travel along the expressway will also be constructed.",
  "summary": "The Accra-Kumasi Expressway will be operated as a commercial asset to enable the government to recover taxpayers’ investment in the project, Chief Executive Officer of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited, Francis Ahlidza, has said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}