The long-delayed Accra Marine Drive Project is undergoing major revisions as authorities redefine its direction and implementation framework, a source at the project secretariat has disclosed.

Several aspects of the multi-billion-dollar redevelopment are under review, making it difficult to provide detailed public updates until the process is complete, a report has said.

“We are revising a lot of things on the project, so we would have to hold on for that until further notice,” the source told the Ghana News Agency on condition of anonymity.

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The source added that, “Once we are ready, we will provide further updates. We need to complete the review process before we can engage anybody else. In about three months, we should have a clearer direction."

The 241-acre initiative aims to transform Accra’s coastline into a tourism, commercial, and cultural hub. Estimated at US$1.2 billion, it stretches from the Osu Castle enclave to the Jamestown Art Centre.

Planned features include waterfront promenades, luxury hotels, shopping centres, cultural pavilions, a national amphitheatre, a public park for the independence forefathers, accessible beaches, an African Heritage Walk, and a National Concert Hall.

Other facilities include the Ghana National Museum of Contemporary Arts, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, an aquarium, and recreational centres. The master plan was designed by architect Sir David Adjaye and Adjaye Associates.

The project was originally conceived under Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, to position Accra as a leading tourism hub in West Africa.

A technical steering committee and new Board of Directors were recently inaugurated to tackle bottlenecks, attract private investment, and speed up execution.

As of May 2026, site clearing, foundation works, and construction of roads, drainage systems, and utility infrastructure were ongoing in sections of the project area.

Officials say "the development is expected to create over 150,000 direct and indirect jobs and attract more than one million tourists annually when fully operational."

It is also expected to boost infrastructure for Ghana’s creative arts and tourism sectors while linking the waterfront to Osu Castle and Independence Square.

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