Asenso-Boakye calls for National Highway Master Plan

Francis Asenso-Boakye called for the development of a National Highway Master Plan on Monday, 16th March 2026, at the official commissioning of the Asenso-Boakye Infrastructure Research Hub at the Department of Planning of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi. He said that Ghana's infrastructure development must be guided by long-term national planning rather than short-term political cycles, noting that frequent changes in priorities between governments often disrupt major infrastructure projects. He stressed that a National Highway Master Plan would provide a clear strategic framework for the development of Ghana's major highway corridors and ensure continuity in infrastructure development regardless of which government is in power.

Asenso-Boakye disclosed that during the Korea-Africa Infrastructure Summit in June 2024, he engaged officials of the Korea Expressway Corporation, who expressed interest in supporting Ghana in the development of such a long-term highway development framework. The Asenso-Boakye Infrastructure Research Hub was established to help bridge the gap between academic research, policy development, and infrastructure implementation in Ghana. The hub, a collaboration between the Department of Planning at KNUST and the Bantama Asenso-Boakye Foundation, will focus on research in areas including transport systems, housing, water and sanitation, energy infrastructure, digital connectivity, and climate-resilient development planning.

The Chairman of the University's Governing Council, Akyamfour Asafo Boakye Agyemang-Bonsu, commended Asenso-Boakye for his sustained commitment to advancing planning education and research at the university. The Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi, commended Hon. Asenso-Boakye for the worthy initiative and emphasised the need for policymakers to champion similar efforts.