The government is constructing a permanent bridge to replace the ferries that have for centuries served as the only crossing linking the Afram Plains to the rest of Ghana, a project expected to unlock one of the country’s most important agricultural belts for national development.
Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review to Parliament, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said the Adawso-Ekye Amanfrom Bridge, a 3.6-kilometre structure spanning the Afram River, will be the longest in Ghana on completion.
The project forms part of the Government’s Big Push Infrastructure Programme and is designed to connect the Kwahu Afram Plains to the national road network, ending what the minister described as years of “frequent delays and seasonal disruptions” that have impeded the movement of people, goods and essential services across the river.
The minister framed the bridge as more than a transport asset, describing it as a gateway that will unlock “the significant potential” of a region long regarded as one of Ghana’s most important food baskets. Once complete, the crossing is expected to shorten travel times for farmers moving maize, cassava, yam, rice and other produce to markets outside the Plains, reducing the post-harvest losses and logistical bottlenecks that have historically weighed on the area’s agricultural output.
The bridge is expected to widen access to healthcare, education and other essential services for communities on both sides of the river, while creating jobs and drawing fresh investment into the enclave.
Ato Forson linked the project directly to national food security objectives, positioning improved connectivity as a precondition for translating the Afram Plains’ farming potential into a consistent supply for domestic markets and processing industries elsewhere in the country.
The bridge is expected to be completed by the end of 2028. Its delivery would mark a structural shift for a region whose development has long been constrained by its physical isolation, turning a geographic barrier into a corridor for trade between one of Ghana’s most fertile farming areas and the wider national economy.
