Ever since I revealed my ordeal on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing regardless that the Nkaukau-Jjejeti part has grow to be a car parking zone.
Yesterday, Might 1, 2026, I used to be flooded with calls once more. I used to be on that path too. However this time I refused to make use of that stretch. I prevented Nkawkaw utterly. I drove by way of Kade and Bangka to Anyoso. Don’t be concerned, no, but it surely’s higher than being in a car parking zone.
It was a leisurely drive of over 4 hours from Achimota to Anyanso. No insanity. There is no such thing as a 40 ton. There is not any Voxy. No crawling. Only a highway. Some components are okay, others are unhealthy. The roads may very well be higher.
That is the issue. “4+ hours leisurely through card” shouldn’t be excellent news. Detours shouldn’t be celebrated. Evacuation routes shouldn’t be normalized simply because Ghana’s essential artery is clogged.
What choices does the common commuter in Ghana at present have? Flights?
The worth of a one-way ticket to Kumasi at present ranges from round Gh¢900+ to over Gh¢2,400, relying on whether or not you ebook two weeks prematurely or are touring on an emergency foundation. And even after you land, you continue to have to fret about “home journey.” How do you get from the airport to Ejisu, Obuasi or Bekwai? The inconvenience takes away from the comfort of flying. Airplanes will not be your common public transportation. It is a luxurious.
Group journey is the most affordable possibility. Break up the gasoline, cut up the associated fee. So we drive. However the place to drive? By way of Nukaukau, the place a ten minute part takes 2 hours?
Yesterday, drivers had been punished for selecting an economically rational possibility.
Sure, there are vehicles on Kade Highway. Sure, transfer. However let’s not deceive ourselves. Though a few of that highway has improved over time, many components are dusty. I am grateful for the transfer, however “it may have been higher.” And the nation’s commonplace in 2026 must be “higher,” not favoritism.
If in case you have the cash, take a flight. For those who can stand it, drive. Detour in the event you can survive.
The Accra-Kumasi highway carries 80% of Ghana’s inland cargo. It carries our meals, gasoline, and folks. We transport college students to KNUST and cocoa to Tema. If that fails, so will Ghana. We’re dropping one thing necessary. time. We can’t enable “greater than 4 hours on a cadet” to grow to be the brand new regular. We should win this highway warfare.
- full the bypass
- Punish chubby and heavy vans that destroy asphalt.
- Work on detours.
I opened my mouth too huge, so now I needed to take the decision. Redirect them and do them with ardour.
God bless our homeland Ghana.
Tony Asare | Might 2, 2026
