After more than 10 years of neglect, one of Ghana’s most important trade corridors is set for a long-awaited revival. Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 16, President John Dramani Mahama will break ground for the reconstruction of the 100-kilometre Ho–Denu road, a project expected to reshape commerce in the Volta Region and beyond.
Once a vital artery linking traders from Kumasi, Koforidua and other inland commercial hubs to Aflao and Lomé, Togo, the road’s collapse into disrepair forced businesses onto the longer and congested Accra–Aflao route. The new project aims to restore the corridor’s role as a faster, more efficient route for cross-border trade, with the potential to re-channel traffic, cut costs, and expand market access for Ghanaian businesses.
The contract, awarded to Ghanaian firm First Sky, is positioned as an integrated development initiative. Beyond the roadworks, the project includes provisions for improved utilities, markets, and upgraded health facilities in surrounding communities across six constituencies: Ketu South, Ketu North, Akatsi North, Agortime Kpetoe, Adaklu, and Ho Central.
The upgrade could trigger a broad-based revival in local enterprise. Restored transport links are expected to boost agriculture, tourism, and small-scale manufacturing, sectors long constrained by poor logistics. For border towns and trading communities, the project promises a direct injection of jobs and new business opportunities.
The reconstruction is being framed as both an economic and political milestone. For the Volta Region, it signals renewed government commitment to addressing critical infrastructure gaps that have undermined competitiveness. For businesses, it represents the reopening of a trade lifeline with the potential to strengthen Ghana’s role in regional commerce.
More broadly, the project underscores the urgency of fixing major roads across Ghana. These transport corridors do more than connect regions; they link businesses, facilitate safe movement of people and goods, and serve as the backbone of an economy that depends on trade and mobility.
