The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has handed over the cleared right of way for the construction of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway to the government after completing the clearance of 175.6 kilometres of the project corridor.

The exercise, which was undertaken by the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, was completed in 19 weeks.

Among the men who undertook the exercise was a lone female, civil engineer Lt Amma Adjei Kokroh of the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, who served as the project engineer for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway clearance project.

“I am Lt Amma Adjei Kokroh, project engineer for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway clearance. The only female officer on this project,” she said.

Undertaking the project as the only female working with the men, Lt Amma Adjei Kokroh said it was not easy, but through determination and resilience, she pulled through to accomplish the task assigned to the team.

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“It wasn’t easy but through resilience and determination, I have been able to work with the men to accomplish our mission,” she noted.

Working on the project, she said one major challenge the team faced was bad weather. However, due to their training as military personnel, they were able to pull through and overcome the challenges.

“Our major challenge was bad weather. However, due to our training as military personnel, we were able to overcome these challenges and accomplish our mission on time successfully,” she noted.

Lt Amma Adjei Kokroh is a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where she studied Civil Engineering from 2016 to 2020.

The planned highway is expected to be a six-lane road connecting Accra and Kumasi and will follow a different alignment from the existing Accra-Kumasi highway.

The President also announced that an initial $2 billion in funding is available for the commencement of the project. He added that contractors who undertake work on the expressway will not have to worry about funding.

The handover of the cleared right of way now paves the way for the next stages of work on the proposed expressway, which the government has identified as a major transport corridor between Ghana’s two largest cities.

@goldcoastghana Lieutenant Amma Adjei Kokroh, a Civil Engineer with the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces reflects on a remarkable feat of engineering and national service in the completion of 175.6 kilometres of Right-of-Way (ROW) clearing for the new Accra–Kumasi corridor. As the only female engineer on the team, Lt. Kokroh’s journey stands as a compelling testament to the power of discipline, resilience and professional excellence. Her story demonstrates that leadership is not defined by gender, but by the courage to take on demanding responsibilities and the determination to see them through. From the drawing board to the field, she continues to exemplify the Ghana Armed Forces’ commitment to service, precision and nation-building. @koksicles 🇬🇭 #GhanaArmedForces #EngineersRegiment #WomenInEngineering #EngineeringExcellence #Discipline ♬ original sound - GoldCoast Ghana