Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has expressed strong dissatisfaction with Chinese contractors’ performance on the Eastern Corridor Road project, warning the government will not grant them additional time to complete their section.
During an inspection tour on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Agbodza questioned Greenhouse Development’s slow pace, despite the company having three asphalt paving machines available.
The minister expressed concern that the contractor had completed only about six kilometres of binder course, while progress on laying crushed rock along the stretch remained limited.
Although he acknowledged that the company had increased its activities since the previous inspection, he said the improvement was still insufficient.
“On the Eastern Corridor currently, your section is the poorest in terms of performance. The performance on the Eastern Corridor is the poorest, and nobody is happy about saying this,” he stated.
Agbodza also criticised the contractor for failing to adequately address potholes and other defects on the road, despite an earlier directive to step up work significantly.
In response, the company’s representative attributed some of the delays to difficulties in securing the required PG bitumen, saying challenges with supply had affected the pace of construction.
The explanation prompted the minister to warn that the government would consider alternative suppliers if GoEnergy, which had been given priority to supply the product, failed to provide the required quantities.
“If they are not able to give us the quantities, we would have to take a different route. If you can’t provide it, we’ll look for alternative suppliers. We have no time to wait for anybody,” he indicated.
The contractor subsequently told the minister that it would require between three and four months to complete the binder course on the remaining 27 kilometres of the road.
However, Agbodza questioned the proposed timeline, pointing to the company’s own indication that it could lay approximately one kilometre of binder course per day.
He rejected the proposed schedule and insisted that the contractor must work within the government’s stipulated completion period.
“We are not going to give you an extension of time. Not a day extension of time. And we rather charge you for delaying the project,” he warned.
The minister also instructed the supervising engineer to request a revised work programme from the contractor, explaining that the existing plan did not provide enough confidence that the project would be completed on schedule.
His warning signals the government’s dissatisfaction with the pace of construction and its intention to hold the contractor accountable for any further delays.
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